Initial access to network that is permitted from within a threshold distance

1. A first device, comprising:

a processor;

at least one wireless communication transceiver; and

storage accessible to the processor and comprising instructions executable by the processor to:

operate a Wi-Fi wireless network using the at least one wireless communication transceiver;

permit a second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device;

permit the second device to communicate with at least a third device through the Wi-Fi wireless network from beyond the threshold distance; and

present a user interface (UI) including at least first and second options, the first option being selectable to permit the second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device as determined using a first short range wireless protocol, the second option being selectable to permit the second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device as determined using a second short range wireless protocol, neither short range wireless protocol being Wi-Fi.

2. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

permit the second device to initially access the Wi-Fi wireless network at least in part by authenticating information from the second device received at the first device.

3. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the UI comprises at least one of:

a signal strength selector selectable to establish a signal strength indicated on the UI to thereby establish the threshold distance;

a field into which a number can be entered to establish the threshold distance.

4. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

permit the second device to initially access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within the threshold distance to the first device as determined by the first device.

5. The first device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

determine that the second device is within the threshold distance to the first device at least in part based on an identification of strength of signals received from the second device.

6. The first device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

determine that the second device is within the threshold distance to the first device at least in part based on an identification of strength of signals received from the second device, and based at least in part on an identification of the second device being within the threshold distance based on the strength of signals received from the second device.

7. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the threshold distance is defined by a maximum distance at which the first device and the second device can communicate using a predefined frequency range, the predefined frequency range being used to authenticate the second device to permit the second device to initially access the Wi-Fi wireless network.

8. The first device of claim 7 , wherein the predefined frequency range is the two and four tenths gigahertz (GHz) band.

9. The first device of claim 7 , wherein the predefined frequency range is the five gigahertz (GHz) band.

10. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the threshold distance is defined by a maximum distance at which the first device and the second device can communicate using a first communication protocol different from a second communication protocol used to permit the second device to communicate with at least the third device through the Wi-Fi wireless network from beyond the threshold distance, the first communication protocol being used to authenticate the second device to permit the second device to initially access the Wi-Fi wireless network.

11. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the first communication protocol is selected from the group consisting of: a Bluetooth communication protocol, a near field communication (NFC) protocol.

12. The first device of claim 10 , wherein the first communication protocol is a near field communication (NFC) bump protocol.

13. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a router.

14. A method, comprising:

operating, via a first device, a Wi-Fi wireless network using at least one wireless communication transceiver;

permitting a second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device;

permitting the second device to communicate with at least a third device through the Wi-Fi wireless network from beyond the threshold distance; and

presenting a user interface (UI) including at least first and second options, the first option being selectable to permit the second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device as determined using a first short range wireless protocol, the second option being selectable to permit the second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device as determined using a second short range wireless protocol, neither short range wireless protocol being Wi-Fi.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the UI comprises at least one of:

a signal strength selector selectable to establish a signal strength indicated on the UI to thereby establish the threshold distance;

a field into which a number can be entered to establish the threshold distance.

16. The method of claim 14 , comprising:

determining that the second device is within the threshold distance to the first device at least in part based on an identification of strength of signals received from the second device.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the UI comprises a message that the first device is to be placed at or within a threshold distance to an access point associated with the wireless network to authenticate the first device to the wireless network.

18. A computer readable storage medium (CRSM) that is not a transitory signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by at least one processor to:

operate, via a first device, a Wi-Fi wireless network using at least one wireless communication transceiver;

permit a second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device;

permit the second device to communicate with at least a third device through the Wi-Fi wireless network from beyond the threshold distance; and

present a user interface (UI) including at least first and second options, the first option being selectable to permit the second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device as determined using a first short range wireless protocol, the second option being selectable to permit the second device to access the Wi-Fi wireless network based at least in part on the second device being within a threshold distance to the first device as determined using a second short range wireless protocol, neither short range wireless protocol being Wi-Fi.

19. The CRSM of claim 18 , wherein the first short range wireless protocol is a near field communication (NFC) bump protocol.

20. The CRSM of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to:

determine that the second device is within the threshold distance to the first device at least in part based on an identification of strength of signals received from the second device.