Patent ID: 8799989

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for automatically configuring a device with network settings retrieved using a web browser, the method comprising: receiving a user identification associated with a user web browser profile; retrieving from a memory network setting information associated with the user web browser profile, wherein the network setting information is configured to be designated as unsecured, secured, or private; and providing the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured to a web browser of a device, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as unsecured or secured comprises a wireless network access point name, and restricting access of the web browser to retrieved network setting information designated as private, wherein the retrieved network setting information designated as private comprises virtual private network (VPN) network settings, wherein the retrieved network setting information is configured to be used by the web browser to configure the device to connect to at least one network, and wherein the user identification is provided to the web browser independent of the web browser having access to a web page.