System and method of wireless enabled device configuration over an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)

摘要

Described herein are embodiments of methods and systems for configuring a wireless-enabled device over an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided comprising receiving, from a first device via a first network, information about one or more wireless access points accessible by the first device. The method further comprises receiving, from a second device via a second network, configuration information for the first device for configuring the first device to connect to a wireless network through one of the one or more wireless access points; and configuring the first device using the configuration information. In one aspect, configuring the first device includes sending at least a portion of the configuration information to the first device via the first network.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a first device via a first network, information about one or more wireless access points accessible by the first device; receiving, from a second device via a second network, configuration information for the first device for configuring the first device to connect to a wireless network through one of the one or more wireless access points, wherein at least one third device is used for receiving the information about the one or more wireless access points from the first device and the configuration information from the second device; and configuring the first device using the configuration information, wherein the configuring includes sending at least a portion of the configuration information from the at least one third device to the first device via the first network.