Patent ID: 11886594
Assignee: NETGEAR, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A method performed by a cloud system to change a registration of a network access device, the method comprising:
initiating a change of a registration of a network access device,
wherein the network access device is configured to allow a wireless device to connect to a wired network through the network access device, and
wherein the registration is stored at the cloud system and indicates ownership of the network access device by a first user;

receiving an authorization from the first user to dissociate the ownership of the network access device by the first user;
receiving an indication of a physical reset occurring locally at the network access device,
wherein the physical reset allows the first user to dissociate the ownership of the network access device; and

in response to determining that both the authorization by the first user and the indication of the physical reset are valid, releasing the ownership by the first user of the network access device at the cloud system;
in response to determining that at least one of the authorization by the first user or the indication of the physical reset is invalid, causing the network access device to restore a current setting or a current configuration of the network access device to a prior setting or a prior configuration captured a point in time before occurrence of the physical reset.