Installation of networkable devices
Embodiments described herein include systems, apparatuses, and methods for attempting to wirelessly communicate with a networkable device with a mobile device to retrieve an identifier for the networkable device; receiving the identifier from the networkable device; storing the identifier in the mobile device; and sending a request to a provisioning server to provision the networkable device.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
attempting to wirelessly communicate with a physically inaccessible networkable device to retrieve an identifier and device type for the physically inaccessible networkable device from the physically inaccessible networkable device;
receiving the identifier and device type from the physically inaccessible networkable device;
storing the identifier and device type;
correlating the stored identifier and device type with stored physical location information about the physically inaccessible networkable device;
after correlating, sending a request to a provisioning server to remotely provision the physically inaccessible networkable device, wherein the physically inaccessible networkable device is identified by the stored identifier and device type;
causing the physically inaccessible networkable to create a sensory output to indicate a successful attempt to wirelessly communicate with the physically inaccessible networkable device;
receiving a verbal command from a user to perform an action with respect to the physically inaccessible networkable device; and
performing the received verbal command.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a mobile device attempts to wirelessly communicate with a passive external radio frequency identification (RFID) tag of the physically inaccessible networkable device.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the RFID tag stores a media access control (MAC) identifier for physically inaccessible networkable device.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a mobile device attempts to wirelessly communicate with an internal radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit of the physically inaccessible networkable device.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a map including a location of the physically inaccessible networkable device.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:
associating the identifier of the physically inaccessible networkable device with the map.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a smartphone.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the smartphone includes an audio port and a wireless communication module to communicate with the networkable device plugged into the audio port.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device and physically inaccessible networkable device attempt to communicate using a protocol selected from: IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, and near field communication.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the command includes an action and a contextual identifier of the physically inaccessible networkable device based on a physical location of the mobile device.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the command includes an action and the MAC identifier.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
at the physically inaccessible networkable device,
receiving a request for a stored device identifier, and
transmitting the stored device identifier using an application input/output (I/O) pin of a processor of the physically inaccessible networkable device as a short range radio and antenna.
13. An apparatus comprising:
a hardware processor;
memory coupled to the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform a method comprising:
attempting to wirelessly communicate with a physically inaccessible networkable device to retrieve an identifier and device type for the physically inaccessible networkable device from the physically inaccessible networkable device;
receiving the identifier and device type from the physically inaccessible networkable device;
storing the identifier and device type;
correlating the stored identifier and device type with stored physical location information about the physically inaccessible networkable device;
after correlating, sending a request to a provisioning server to remotely provision the physically inaccessible networkable device, wherein the physically inaccessible networkable device is identified by the stored identifier and device type;
causing the physically inaccessible networkable to create a sensory output to indicate a successful attempt to wirelessly communicate with the physically inaccessible networkable device;
receiving a verbal command from a user to perform an action with respect to the physically inaccessible networkable device; and
performing the received verbal command.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
a wireless interface to wirelessly communicate with the physically inaccessible networkable device.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the wireless interface is a radio frequency identification (RFID) interface.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus and physically inaccessible networkable device attempt to communicate using a protocol selected from: IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15, and near field communication.
17. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus includes an audio port and a wireless communication module to communicate with the physically inaccessible networkable device plugged into the audio port.