Patent ID: 8655995

Claim:
A wireless communication device comprising: a transceiver capable of communicating with at least one second device; a non-volatile memory capable of storing a network name associated with the wireless communication device; a controller having: a commissioning module configured to implement a communication protocol including instructions for forming or joining a wireless network with the at least one second device in a network set-up mode; and a status indicator that indicates to an end user whether the wireless communication device is operating with one of a parent status where it broadcasts the network name to the at least one second device and a child status where it receives the network name from the at least one second device; a first user input acceptance element configured to place the controller in the network set-up mode; a second user input acceptance element configured to place the wireless communication device in the parent status; and a third user input acceptance element configured to erase the network name; wherein the commissioning module automatically implements the communication protocol to join or form the wireless network when an end user actuates one of the first, second, and third user input acceptance elements, the first user input acceptance element causing the communication protocol to ascertain a parent or child status, the second user input acceptance element causing the communication protocol to establish a parent status, and the third user input acceptance element causing the communication protocol to erase a network name the non-volatile memory.