Establishing network connections between devices connected by a media connection

One or more non-transitory storage media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause performance of a method comprising:

• obtaining a device identifier of an external device connected to a processor by a media-only connection to the external device, the media-only connection being a one-to-one connection such that transmission to the external device is limited to audio and video content;
• extracting network information from the device identifier;
• and
• communicating the network information to the external device and receiving, from the external device, information to establish a network connection to the external device over a network that is separate from the media-only connection.

One or more non-transitory storage media storing instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors of a first device to perform:

• generating a device identifier that enables establishing a network connection to the first device through a communication link, comprising modifying an extended display identification data (EDID) of a high-definition multimedia interface HDMI interface with network information;
• transmitting the device identifier to a second device through a media-only interface separate from the communication link,
• the media-only interface comprising the HDMI interface as a one-to-one connection such that transmission from the second device to the first device is limited to audio and video content;
• and
• establishing a network connection separate from the one-to-one connection with the second device through the communication link, the network connection initiated by the second device using the device identifier.