Patent ID: 8271044

Claim:
A method of installing a wireless broadband service at a customer location, comprising: mounting an antenna, selecting a remote transceiver, automatically beginning configuration of a modem operably coupled to said antenna based on said selected remote transceiver, establishing a first connection between said modem, antenna and said remote transceiver, monitoring a signal strength and noise level of said first connection, comparing said signal strength to a signal strength threshold, comparing said noise level to a noise level threshold, if said signal strength is less than said signal strength threshold or said noise level is greater than said noise level threshold, automatically preventing completion of said configuration of said modem, and if said signal strength is greater than said signal strength threshold and said noise level is less than said noise level threshold, completing said configuration of said modem and establishing a second connection between said modem, said antenna and said remote transceiver, wherein completing said configuration of said modem, comprises: loading said modem with temporary configuration settings; providing the temporary configuration settings to a remote representative; and receiving permanent configuration settings that replace the temporary configuration settings.