Wireless activation of IP devices
US8478987B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of activating a wireless IP device by providing access to an installer to a customer's personal router or modem/router combination and providing access to the installer to a wireless Access Point which is supplied by the installer where the Access Point has a first slot for a default SSID2 password for a first wireless IP device and a second slot for an SSID1 password for a second wireless IP device. Connecting a first wireless IP device while in its initial or default state to the first slot where the first device and the wireless Access Point have a common default SSID2 code and factory preprogrammed public key and where, as soon as the device is powered up, the IP device immediately begins communicating through the wireless access point and the customer's router or modem/router to the internet, checking into a control server.
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