Patent ID: 8122135

Claim:
A method for setting up a device to communicate as a network node on a wireless network, the method comprising: sending from the device, via a limited communication range connection having a setup communication range, a wireless set-up request message to a registration device configured to communicate on said wireless network, wherein the limited communication range connection is established using a predetermined wireless communication protocol at a first power; receiving at the device, via the limited communication range connection, data from the registration device, said data including information necessary for the device to directly access the wireless network and communicate as a network node on the wireless network; and using at the device, the data received from the registration device to establish a network connection for the device to directly access the wireless network and communicate as a network node on the wireless network, said network connection being established using the predetermined wireless communication protocol at a second power greater than the first power and having a network communication range corresponding to the second power, such that the network communication range is greater than the setup communication range of the limited communication range connection.