Automatic configuration of household playback devices

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a controller device to cause the controller device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving, by a controller device of a media playback system, a configuration table from a server over a wide area network, wherein the configuration table corresponds to the media playback system;
• determining, by the controller device, that the configuration table includes an entry corresponding to a playback device, wherein the entry indicates that the playback device is not joined to a secure network, and wherein the controller device and one or more pre-configured playback devices of the media playback system are interconnected via the secure network;
• based on the entry indicating that the playback device is not joined to the secure network, listening, by the controller device, for a first message from the playback device over an unsecure network, wherein the first message indicates that the playback device is available to join the secure network;
• receiving, by the controller device, the first message over the unsecure network;
• transmitting, by the controller device, in response to the first message, a second message comprising a security parameter to be used by the playback device to connect to the secure network;
• and
• facilitating, by the controller device, establishment of a connection between the playback device and the secure network based on the security parameter such the playback device is interconnected with the controller device and the one or more pre-configured playback devices via the secure network.

A controller device comprising:

• a network interface configured to communicatively couple the controller device to a server;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by at least one processor to cause the controller device to:
• receive, over a wide area network, a configuration table;
• determine that the configuration table includes an entry corresponding to a playback device, wherein the entry indicates that the playback device is not joined to a secure network, and wherein the controller device and one or more pre-configured playback devices of a media playback system are interconnected via the secure network;
• based on the entry indicating that the playback device is not joined to the secure network, listen for a first message over an unsecure network, wherein the first message indicates that the playback device is available to join the secure network;
• receive the first message over the unsecure network;
• transmit, in response to the first message, a second message comprising a security parameter to be used by the playback device to connect to the secure network;
• and
• facilitate establishment of a connection between the playback device and the secure network based on the security parameter such that the playback device is interconnected with the controller device and the one or more pre-configured playback devices via the secure network.