Configuring wireless devices

A method for configuring connectivity settings of a wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with a home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway, the method comprising:

• accessing wireless connectivity configuration information using the home-networking gateway;
• storing the accessed wireless connectivity configuration information on a removable storage device at the home-networking gateway;
• allowing for the removable storage device to be removed from the home-networking gateway;
• after removal of the removable storage device from the home-networking gateway, receiving the removable storage device at the wireless communications device;
• accessing the wireless connectivity configuration information stored on the removable storage device using the wireless communications device;
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• using the wireless connectivity configuration information accessed from the removable storage device to configure the connectivity settings of the wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with the home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway.

A system for configuring connectivity settings of a wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with a home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway, the system comprising:

• means for establishing, over a wired connection, a communications session between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway;
• means for receiving, over the wired connection, a security code from the wireless communications device;
• means for accessing a trusted security code;
• means for determining whether the received security code is authentic based on the accessed trusted security code;
• means for using the home-networking gateway to access wireless connectivity configuration information and based on a determination that the received security code is authentic;
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• means for sending the accessed wireless connectivity configuration information from the home-networking gateway to the wireless communications device over the wired connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway.

A system for configuring connectivity settings of a wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with a home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway, the system comprising:

• means for accessing wireless connectivity configuration information using the home-networking gateway;
• means for storing the accessed wireless connectivity configuration information on a removable storage device at the home-networking gateway;
• means for allowing the removable storage device to be removed from the home-networking gateway;
• means for receiving the removable storage device at the wireless communications device after removal of the removable storage device from the home-networking gateway;
• means for accessing the wireless connectivity configuration information stored on the removable storage device using the wireless communications device;
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• means for using the wireless connectivity configuration information accessed from the removable storage device to configure the connectivity settings of the wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with the home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway.

A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program configured to configure connectivity settings of a wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with a home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway, the medium comprising one or more code segments configured to:

• establish, over a wired connection, a communications session between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway;
• receive, over the wired connection, a security code, from the wireless communications device;
• access a trusted security code;
• determine whether the received security code is authentic based on the accessed trusted security code;
• use the home-networking gateway to access wireless configuration information based on a determination that the received security code is authentic;
• send the accessed wireless connectivity configuration information from the home-networking gateway to the wireless communications device over the wired connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway.

A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program configured to configure connectivity settings of a wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with a home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway, the medium comprising one or more code segments configured to:

• access wireless connectivity configuration information using the home-networking gateway;
• store the accessed wireless connectivity configuration information on a removable storage device at the home-networking gateway;
• allow for removal of the removable storage device from the home-networking gateway;
• receive the removable storage device at the wireless communications device after removal of the removable storage device from the home-networking gateway;
• access the wireless connectivity configuration information stored on the removable storage device using the wireless communications device;
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• use the wireless connectivity configuration information accessed from the removable storage device to configure the connectivity settings of the wireless communications device to enable communications by the wireless communications device with the home-networking gateway over a wireless connection between the wireless communications device and the home-networking gateway.