System and Method for Configuring Devices for Wireless Communication
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsYuan-Chang Lo, Liam Quinn
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Abstract
A system and method for configuring devices for wireless communication are disclosed. A method may include transmitting an activation key from an activation broker to a wireless agent. The method may also include transmitting the activation key from the activation broker to a wireless registrar. At least one of the transmission of the activation key to the wireless agent and the transmission of the activation key to the wireless registrar may include transmitting the activation key via a short-range wireless communication technology. In addition, the activation key may include information for authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and a wireless access point.
Claims21
A method for configuring devices for wireless communication, comprising:
- transmitting an activation key from an activation broker to a wireless agent;
- and
- transmitting the activation key from the activation broker to a wireless registrar;
- wherein at least one of the transmission of the activation key to the wireless agent and the transmission of the activation key to the wireless registrar includes transmitting the activation key via a short-range wireless communication technology;
- and
- wherein the activation key includes information for authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and a wireless access point.
A method for configuring devices for wireless communication, comprising:
- receiving at a wireless agent an activation key from an activation broker via a short-range wireless communication technology, the activation key including information for authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and a wireless access point;
- authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and the wireless access point based at least on the activation key information;
- and
- associating the wireless agent for wireless communication with the wireless access point.
A method for configuring devices for wireless communication, comprising:
- receiving at a wireless registrar associated with a wireless access point an activation key from an activation broker via a short-range wireless communication technology, the activation key including information for authenticating wireless communication between a wireless agent and the wireless access point;
- authenticating wireless communication between the wireless agent and the wireless access point based at least on the activation key information;
- and
- associating the wireless agent for wireless communication with the wireless access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.