Patent ID: 8745704

Claim:
A Power Line Communications (PLC) device comprising: a processing module; memory coupled to the processing module; a Wireless Local Area Network interface (WLAN I/F) coupled to the processing module; and a PLC communication interface (PLC I/F) coupled to the processing module, the PLC I/F, WLAN I/F, and the processing module to: automatically download an executable program via the PLC I/F upon the PLC device being plugged into to a power line, and to load and execute the executable program in response thereto to establish communications with a premises communication device via the PLC I/F; request WLAN service from the premises communication device via the PLC I/F; receive WLAN access credentials from the premises communication device via the PLC I/F; and access a WLAN via the WLAN I/F using the WLAN access credentials.