Patent ID: 7930374

Claim:
A portable computer-readable media device for provisioning an electronic device with network settings, comprising: first data stored thereon and corresponding to a first attachment of the portable computer-readable media device to a computing device, the first data including: at least one XML file containing a network settings configuration for configuring the electronic device to join a network corresponding to a network name provided by a user of the computing device, a network setup application enabled to configure the electronic device with the network settings configuration, and an autorun file, wherein a detection of the autorun file by the electronic device triggers the electronic device to execute the network setup application; and second data stored thereon and corresponding to a re-attachment of the portable computer-readable media device to the computing device, the second data including: a respective device configuration file corresponding to each electronic device included on a list displayed on a display device of the computing device, the respective device configuration file including at least one of an applied configuration of the each electronic device, an indication of a presence of a fault condition detected during an execution of the network setup application on the each electronic device, or an identity of the fault condition.