Automated setup of a station on a wireless home network

A system for automating setup of a station on one among a plurality of wireless home networks each associated with a distinct subscriber and each including a wireless access point (WAP) node supporting wireless communications with an associated set of station nodes on a selected one of a plurality of communication channels;

• and the system comprising:
• a station provisioner circuit coupled to each of the WAP nodes servicing the plurality of WLANs and configured to acquire credentials for a new station prior to delivery to an identified one of the subscribers;
• and to inject the acquired credentials into a corresponding one of the WAP nodes which services the wireless home network of the identified one of the subscribers;
• and
• the corresponding one of the WAP nodes including:
• a secure link manager circuit configured to utilize the acquired credentials from the station provisioner circuit for identification of the new station shipped to the identified one of the subscribers;
• and for setup of a secure wireless communication link between the new station and the corresponding one of the WAP nodes which services the subscriber's wireless home network, thereby avoiding subscriber involvement in setting up the new station.