Patent ID: 7983615

Claim:
A method in a wireless media device for configuring and connecting to a media wireless network, the method including the steps of (i) connecting to an existing wireless network that is discoverable; (ii) establishing a secure communications tunnel with a complementary wireless device on the existing wireless network; (iii) sharing with the complementary wireless device over the secure communications tunnel data indicative of a set of parameters for the media wireless network, wherein the media wireless network is an internal private wireless network, wherein the set of parameters include parameters selected to tune the media wireless network for the purpose of wireless media streaming, wherein the media wireless network is physically separate or virtually separate from the existing wireless network; and (iv) connecting to the media wireless network and communicating with the wireless media device on the media wireless network for the purpose of wireless media streaming, wherein the media wireless network is not discoverable by at least one of the wireless media device and the complementary media device prior to (iii).