Automatic discovery and onboarding of electronic devices

A computing system, comprising:

• a network interface;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• in response to a failure of an electronic device on a private network to automatically register with a remote coordinating server, receive over a public network from a computing device on the private network, a request to register and on-board the electronic device;
• in response to receiving the request, send code to the computing device on the private network, the code configured to execute within a browser operating on the computing device and cause the computing device to scan the private network for the electronic device;
• receive, over the public network, a first communication comprising an address of the electronic device on the private network;
• determine an address of the electronic device on the public network based at least in part on the first communication;
• store, in a persistent store, a first identifier associated with the address of the electronic device on the public network, on-boarding information, and the address of the electronic device on the private network;
• and
• in response to receiving the first request:
• receive, over the public network, a first request to initiate an on-boarding process from the browser operating on the computing device;
• based upon a second identifier associated with the first request from the browser, retrieve the stored address of the electronic device on the private network;
• send, over the public network to the computing device, the retrieved address of the electronic device on the private network to facilitate a connection between the browser and the electronic device during the on-boarding process;
• and
• send, over the public network to the computing device, the on-boarding information to cause the browser to automatically pre-populate one or more fields of a webpage associated with the electronic device and used during the on-boarding process with the on-boarding information without additional user input.

A computing system, comprising:

• a network communication means;
• and
• a processing means configured to:
• in response to a failure of an electronic device on a private network to automatically register with a remote coordinating server, receive over a public network from a computing device on the private network, a request to register and on-board the electronic device;
• in response to receiving the request, send code to the computing device on the private network, the code configured to execute within a browser operating on the computing device and cause the computing device to scan the private network for the electronic device;
• receive, over the public network, a first communication comprising an address of the electronic device on the private network;
• determine an address of the electronic device on the public network based at least in part on the first communication;
• store, in a persistent store, a first identifier associated with the address of the electronic device on the public network, on-boarding information, and the address of the electronic device on the private network;
• and
• in response to receiving the first request:
• receive, over the public network, a first request to initiate an on-boarding process from the browser operating on the computing device;
• based upon a second identifier associated with the first request from the browser, retrieve the stored address of the electronic device on the private network;
• send, over the public network to the computing device, the retrieved address of the electronic device on the private network to facilitate a connection between the browser and the electronic device during the on-boarding process;
• and
• send, over the public network to the computing device, the on-boarding information to cause the browser to automatically pre-populate one or more fields of a webpage associated with the electronic device and used during the on-boarding process with the on-boarding information without additional user input.