Automatic reconfiguration of network devices

A method for preparing a first network device for automatic configuration in a network comprising an access point and a plurality of stations, wherein the first network device is adapted to switch from the role of access point to the role of station and vice versa, the method comprising, when the first network device has the functional role of the access point in the network:

• receiving a profile of at least one second network device connected to said first network device, wherein the second network device is adapted to switch from the role of station to the role of access point in the network and vice versa, the profile of the second network device comprising access point credentials of the second network device in the network;
• comparing the received profile with existing profiles stored in a memory of said first network device;
• and
• storing the profile of the second network device in the memory in case the profile is not yet stored in the memory, wherein the first network device and the second network device are provided with an auto role detection allowing each of them to detect its functional role in the network being either an access point or a station,
• wherein the method further comprises:
• determining a role change of the first network device from the role of access point to the role of station and identifying that one of the at least one second network device operates as a new access point;
• retrieving the profile of the second network device operating as a new access point from the memory;
• and
• connecting the first network device to the second network device using the access point credentials of the second network device within the retrieved profile.