Patent ID: 8050709

Claim:
A printer comprising: a printing mechanism; a wireless communication module including: a wireless transceiver configured for communication with a plurality of simultaneously present wireless networks; a configuration module in communication with the wireless transceiver, wherein the configuration module communicates according to at least one wireless communication security protocol and is configured to: electronically query the wireless networks to determine wireless network parameters associated with the wireless networks, the wireless network parameters used to configure the printer for association with one of the wireless networks among the plurality of wireless networks, the electronic query in accordance with the at least one wireless communication security protocol; receive responses from the wireless networks that include the wireless network parameters; and identify wireless networks among the plurality of simultaneously present wireless networks that are available for association with the printer based on the received responses; and a user interface in communication with the configuration module and configured to: receive information about the identified wireless networks from the configuration module; display at least a part of the information about the wireless networks identified by the configuration module; enable selection of a wireless network among the identified wireless networks displayed on the user interface for association of the printer in the wireless network; and send the selection of the wireless network to the configuration module in order for the configuration module to associate the printer in the selected wireless network.