Patent ID: 9730071
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for connecting purpose-built appliances to secure wireless networks, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving, via an unsecured wireless network to which any device can connect without presenting valid network credentials, an identifier from a network device that is not connected to a secure wireless network and that comprises a purpose-built appliance with a limited user interface for entering the valid network credentials, wherein the secure wireless network: sending, via the unsecured wireless network, an authentication token that comprises an alphanumeric string to the network device; receiving, at the computing device, confirmation from a user of the network device that the network device correctly displayed the authentication token and that the user would like to connect the network device to the secure wireless network; and in response to the confirming that the user would like to connect the network device to the secure wireless network, sending, via the unsecured wireless network, the valid network credentials for the secure wireless network to the network device to enable the network device to connect to the secure wireless network.