Method to wirelessly configure a wireless device for wireless communication over a secure wireless network

A method to wirelessly configure a wireless device, having a preset identifier and set to operate in an ad hoc communications mode, for wireless communication over a secure wireless network, comprising:

• positioning said wireless device within a wireless range of an administrator device;
• establishing a secure wireless communication channel between said administrator device and said wireless device;
• and
• executing an administration utility on said administrator device to configure, via said secure wireless communication channel, said wireless device to connect to said secure wireless network for said wireless communication.

A method to wirelessly configure a wireless device, having a preset identifier and set to operate in an infrastructure communications mode, for wireless communication over a secure wireless network, comprising:

• establishing an insecure wireless network channel to communicate with said wireless device using said preset identifier;
• establishing communications between an administrator device and said wireless device via said insecure wireless network channel;
• establishing a secure wireless communication channel between said administrator device and said wireless device;
• and
• using an administration utility on said administrator device via said secure wireless communication channel for configuring said wireless device to connect to said secure wireless network for said wireless communication over said secure wireless network.