Methods, DSL modems, and computer program products for provisioning DSL service using downloaded username/password
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsRussel Cuberson, Marc Warshawsky
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Abstract
A method of providing communications can include transmitting a default username and password for a subscriber account from a Digital Subscriber Link (DSL) modem to an authentication server. The subscriber account is authorized based on the default username and password subscriber. A unique username and password for the subscriber account is transmitted to the DSL modem if the subscriber account is authenticated.
Claims20
A method of providing communications comprising:
- transmitting a default username and password for a subscriber account from a Digital Subscriber Link (DSL) modem to an authentication server;
- authenticating the subscriber account based on the default username and password subscriber;
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- transmitting a unique username and password for the subscriber account to the DSL modem if the subscriber account is authenticated.
A Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem comprising:
- a transceiver circuit configured to transmit and receive data via a connection to a network;
- a processor circuit coupled to the transceiver circuit, the processor circuit configured to coordinate communications between subscriber equipment and the network and configured to transmit a default username and password for a subscriber account from the modem to an authentication server included in the network via the transceiver circuit;
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- a non-volatile memory coupled to the processor circuit and configured to store the default username and password subscriber therein.
A method of establishing Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service comprising:
- transmitting a unique usemname and password for a DSL subscriber account from a DSL authentication server to a DSL modem associated with the DSL subscriber account responsive to authenticating the DSL subscriber account using a default username and password received from the DSL modem during an installation of the DSL modem.
A method according to claim 20 wherein transmission of the unique username and password occurs after receiving the default username and password without subscriber intervention therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.