Securely joining a secure wireless communications network

A method at a node which has credentials of a first secure wireless network comprising:

• sharing a secret key with a physically proximate new joiner device which desires to securely join the first secure wireless network;
• setting up a second wireless network;
• receiving the new joiner device on the second wireless network;
• and
• sending credentials of the first secure wireless network to the new joiner device over the second wireless network in a secure manner according to the secret key;
• and at least one of:
• receiving the new joiner device further comprising detecting a search for the second wireless network by the joining device during a time window around sharing the key, or
• setting up a third wireless communications network without security, receiving notification of presence of the new joiner device over the third wireless communications network, and displaying a request at a graphical user interface for the key from the new joiner device.

A method of securely adding a new joiner wireless communications device to a first secure wireless network comprising at the new joiner device:

• sharing a secret key with a second wireless communications device which is physically proximate to the new joiner device, the second wireless communications device being a member of the first secure wireless network;
• setting up a second wireless network secured using the secret key;
• receiving the second wireless communications device on the second wireless network;
• sending instructions to the second wireless communications device, over the second wireless network, to cause the second wireless communications device to display a web page served by the new joiner device, the web page requesting credentials of the first secure wireless network;
• and
• at least one of
• searching, when the new joiner device powers on, for a third wireless network and sending a notification of the presence of the new joiner device to the second wireless communications device over the third wireless network, or
• detecting the second wireless network by searching for wireless networks during a time window around sharing the key.