Patent ID: 8208635
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G05B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of loading a join key into a wireless device to allow the wireless device to operate as part of a wireless mesh network, the method comprising: establishing a wired network connection between a configuration device and a security manager of the wireless mesh network; establishing a secure communication connection between the configuration device and the wireless device to form a secure communication path between the security manager and the wireless device via the configuration device, wherein the secure communication connection between the configuration device and the wireless device includes a shielded wireless link between the configuration device and the wireless device, the shielded wireless link including a tubular antenna connected to the configuration device and mountable over an antenna of the wireless device; loading the join key from the security manager to the wireless device through the secure communication path; and joining the wireless device to the wireless mesh network by communicating wireless messages encrypted with the join key from the wireless device to neighboring wireless devices within the wireless mesh network.