Patent ID: 8066187

Claim:
A network configuration system, comprising: a computing system; computer readable media that stores a program that when executed by the computing system causes the computing system to perform operations comprising: providing a first user interface, the first user interface configured to receive from a user configuration information regarding a first wireless network, the network configuration information for the first wireless network including at least: a network identification of the first wireless network, and a network password for the first wireless network, wherein the first wireless network password is used to enable communication over the first wireless network; providing access to an application that generates a barcode or other computer readable visual indicia corresponding to: the network identification of the first wireless network provided by the user via the first user interface, and the first wireless network password for the first wireless network provided by the user via the first user interface; wherein the barcode or other computer readable visual indicia is generated by the application corresponding to the network identification of the first wireless network and the first wireless network password provided by the user via the first user interface; and wherein the barcode or other computer readable visual indicia is configured to be optically scannable by a first device that has an optical sensor configured to convert the barcode or other computer readable visual indicia into digital data corresponding to: the network identification of the first wireless network, and the first wireless network password for the first wireless network, wherein the digital data is configured to setup a network interface of the first device, to enable the first device to wirelessly access the first wireless network.