Method, apparatus, and computer program product for configuring a mobile wireless hotspot

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
• transmit to a cloud server, a message including a description of device connectivity configurations to enable a wireless device, to automatically connect to the apparatus as a tethered wireless device;
• and
• receive from the wireless device a connection request to become a tethered wireless device based on the description of device connectivity configurations that the wireless device has received from the cloud server.

A method, comprising:

• transmitting, by a wireless device, to a cloud server, a request for device connectivity configurations, to become a tethered wireless device to a mobile hotspot device;
• receiving, by the wireless device, from the cloud server, a description of device connectivity configurations, to become a tethered wireless device to the mobile hotspot device;
• and
• transmitting, by a wireless device, to the mobile hotspot device, a connection request to become a tethered wireless device based on the description of device connectivity configurations that the wireless device has received from the cloud server.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
• transmit to a cloud server, a request for device connectivity configurations, to enable the apparatus become a tethered wireless device to a mobile hotspot device;
• receive from the cloud server, a description of device connectivity configurations, to enable the apparatus to become a tethered wireless device to the mobile hotspot device;
• and
• transmit to the mobile hotspot device, a connection request to enable the apparatus to become a tethered wireless device based on the description of device connectivity configurations that the apparatus has received from the cloud server.

A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

• code for transmitting, by a wireless device, to a cloud server, a request for device connectivity configurations, to become a tethered wireless device to a mobile hotspot device;
• code for receiving, by the wireless device, from the cloud server, a description of device connectivity configurations, to become a tethered wireless device to the mobile hotspot device;
• and
• code for transmitting, by a wireless device, to the mobile hotspot device, a connection request to become a tethered wireless device based on the description of device connectivity configurations that the wireless device has received from the cloud server.