Patent ID: 8514748
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling secure wireless communication of information in a communication system, the method comprising: initiating configuration of a client station by a configurator in an IEEE 802.11 communication system; communicating configuration information between said configurator and said client station via an RF communication channel communicatively coupling said configurator and said client station; configuring said client station to securely communicate within said IEEE 802.11 communication system based on said communicated configuration information, locally stored information on said configurator and locally stored information on said client station, wherein said locally stored information is communicated using non-RF communications; wherein said communicating configuration information comprises reporting a generated configurator seed number utilizing one or both of an audible indication and/or a visual indication; and wherein said generated configurator seed number is communicated to said client station asynchronously from said one or both of said audible indication and/or said visual indication.