PERFORMING REMOTE WI-FI NETWORK CONFIGURATION WHEN A NETWORK SECURITY PROTOCOL IS UNKNOWN

摘要

The disclosure relates to performing a remote Wi-Fi network configuration when a network security protocol is unknown. In particular, Wi-Fi network configurations typically require a name, a security protocol, and authentication credentials. However, users attempting to configure a Wi-Fi network may not know the security protocol or be unable to recall the security protocol when presented with a dialog requesting such details. As such, assuming a finite set of security protocols, the algorithm disclosed herein may assume an OPEN (e.g., unsecured) configuration on the destination Wi-Fi network if no credentials were supplied or alternatively a WPS configuration if credentials consisting of exactly eight digits were supplied. Otherwise, the algorithm may iterate through each security protocol supported on the device supports (e.g., according to popularity, complexity, etc.) until a successful network association occurs or all supported security protocols are exhausted.

主权项

1. A method for performing remote Wi-Fi network configuration of an onboardee device, the method comprising:
receiving, at the onboardee device, Wi-Fi configuration data including any provided credentials from an onboarder device with an unspecified security protocol for the Wi-Fi network; adding, at the onboardee device, each security protocol that the onboardee device supports to a list; and attempting, at the onboardee device, beginning with a first security protocol in the list, to connect with the Wi-Fi network with each successive security protocol in the list until a connection is made.