Patent ID: 9401901
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A self-configuring wireless system comprising: a plurality of wireless network devices, wherein each of the plurality of wireless network devices is preconfigured with a common default Wi-Fi key; and an access point device configured to establish a secure wireless network that communicatively couples each of the plurality of wireless network devices without user intervention, wherein the access point device is preconfigured with the common default Wi-Fi key; wherein the access point device establishes a secure wireless network with the plurality of network devices using the common default Wi-Fi key upon powering up the access point device, and wherein the access point device is further configured to update each of the plurality of wireless network devices with a first new Wi-Fi key distinct from the common default Wi-Fi key and to re-establish the secure wireless network using the first new Wi-Fi key common to the plurality of wireless devices.