Patent ID: 8320676

Claim:
A digital device comprising: a setup feature facilitating setting up at least one user-configurable security credential of the digital device, the at least one user-configurable security credential comprising at least one of a stored password to protecting against unauthorized access to the digital device, or stored network configuration information used in encryption on an encrypted network, the setting up of the at least one user-configurable security credential configuring the digital device with the password, wherein the password protects against unauthorized access to the digital device, or with the network configuration information used in encryption on the encrypted network; an imaging device; a processor which controls said digital device and which receives image information from said imaging device; and a memory for data and instructions coupled to said processor, said memory including instructions which: recognize images presented to said imaging device; convert said images to setup information for said digital device, the setup information facilitating setting up the at-least one user-configurable security credential of the digital device; and using said setup information to setup the at least one user-configurable security credential of the digital device, the setup information specifying at least one credential, and the setting up the at least one user-configurable security credential applying the specified at least one credential as at least one of the stored password protecting against unauthorized access to the digital device, or the stored network configuration information used in encryption on the encrypted network.