Patent ID: 9692888
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for configuring a network device for a network, comprising: at a user computer or user telecommunication device having communication access through a wireless access point, receiving from a human end user a device identification (ID) unique to the network device; receiving at the user computer or user telecommunication device from a human user input representing registration information related to the network device including user account name and password; using the user computer or telecommunication device, providing the device ID and registration information to an Internet server; sending at least the device ID from the server to a network component in the network; using the device ID as a temporary network ID to establish communication between the component and the device; sending a main network ID from the component to the device; and subsequently using the main network ID in communication between the device and the network, wherein the main network ID is for a main channel and initially is sent to the device on a subchannel using the temporary network ID.