Patent ID: 8863249

Claim:
A method, the method comprising: in a first device coupled to a multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) network via coaxial cabling utilized by said MoCA network: receiving, from a second device, via said coaxial cabling utilized by said MoCA network, a first indication that a configuration button on said second device has been activated; receiving, from a third device, via said coaxial cabling utilized by said MoCA network, a second indication that a configuration button on said third device has been activated; determining a first time associated with said first indication that said configuration button on said second device has been activated; determining a second time associated with said second indication that said configuration button on said third device has been activated; and determining whether to allow said second device to be authenticated on said MoCA network based on a time interval between said first time associated with said first indication that said configuration button on said second device was activated and said second time associated with said second indication that said configuration button on said third device was activated.