Patent ID: 8270934

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for configuring a power line networking device for operation on a power line network, the method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for: storing wireless network settings associated with a wireless network, the wireless network settings comprising a service set identifier (SSID) and a wireless network key; detecting that the power line networking device is configured for operation with the wireless network and that the power line networking device is not configured for operation with the power line network; in response to detecting that the power line networking device is not configured for operation with the power line network, converting the SSID and the wireless network key into equivalent power line network settings compatible with the power line network, wherein converting the SSID comprises appending a null character to the SSID and copying the null appended SSID as a human friendly identifier (HFID), and wherein converting the wireless network key comprises representing the wireless network key as an ASCII string of hexadecimal characters, padding the wireless network key with ASCII zero characters to obtain twelve-characters, in response to determining that the wireless network key has less than twelve characters, and truncating the wireless network key to sixty-four-characters, in response to determining that the wireless network key has greater than sixty four characters; and configuring the power line networking device for operation on the power line network with the converted equivalent power line network settings.