Patent ID: 8667099

Claim:
A computer-implemented method to configure wireless network settings on a portable computing device, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a synchronization connection between the portable computing device and a personal computer; receiving, by the portable computing device from the personal computer over the synchronization connection, a request to detect wireless access points; detecting, by a radio module in the portable computing device, one or more wireless access points in response to receiving the request; sending, from the portable computing device to the personal computer over the synchronization connection, partial configuration information including an identifier for each of the one or more wireless access points detected by the radio module; receiving, at the portable computing device from the personal computer over the synchronization connection, a networking configuration profile created by the personal computer for configuring the portable computing device to connect to a particular wireless access point detected by the radio module, wherein the networking configuration profile is created by the personal computer based on the partial configuration information and configuration parameters used by the personal computer to connect to the particular wireless access point; and transmitting, from the portable computing device to the personal computer, an indication that the portable computing device succeeded in establishing a wireless connection using the particular wireless access point.