Activation for near-field communication device

1. An authorization device comprising:

memory comprising instructions thereon;

a wireless interface; and

one or more processors that, when executing the instructions, are caused to perform operations comprising:

detecting, at an authorization device having a wireless interface that is disabled from receiving data, a power connection at a physical connector of the authorization device, wherein the authorization device was disabled from receiving data in connection with being inserted into packaging that obscures an ability to form the power connection without removing the packaging;

in response to detecting the power connection, enabling the wireless interface to receive data based on the power connection indicating that the packaging has been removed from the authorization device;

receiving, by way of the wireless interface, a request to re-configure the authorization device; and

re-configuring the authorization device based on the request, the re-configuring enabling the authorization device to transmit authorization information to a reader device by way of the wireless interface.

2. The authorization device of claim 1 , wherein the authorization device is disabled from being configured when the wireless interface is configured to be disabled from receiving data, and wherein the authorization device is enabled to be configured when the wireless interface is enabled to receive data.

3. The authorization device of claim 1 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein detecting the activation operation comprises:

receiving an activation of one of a touch sensor or a biometric sensor of the authorization device by a user.

4. The authorization device of claim 1 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein the activation operation includes a detection of a physical connection to a configuring device.

5. The authorization device of claim 1 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein detecting the activation operation comprises:

forming a data connection between a configuring device and the wireless interface of the authorization device;

transmitting an activation instruction via the data connection to the configuring device;

receiving an activation signal from the configuring device via the data connection; and

comparing a code in the activation signal to a stored activation code to determine that the code in the activation signal matches a stored activation code.

6. A method for activating an authorization device comprising:

detecting, at an authorization device having a wireless interface that is disabled from receiving data, a power connection at a physical connector of the authorization device, wherein the authorization device was disabled from receiving data in connection with being inserted into packaging that obscures an ability to form the power connection without removing the packaging;

in response to detecting the power connection, enabling the wireless interface to receive data based on the power connection indicating that the packaging has been removed from the authorization device;

receiving, by way of the wireless interface, a request to re-configure the authorization device; and

re-configuring the authorization device based on the request, the re-configuring enabling the authorization device to transmit authorization information to a reader device by way of the wireless interface.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the authorization device is disabled from being configured when the wireless interface is configured to be disabled from receiving data, and wherein the authorization device is enabled to be configured when the wireless interface is enabled to receive data.

8. The method of claim 6 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein detecting the activation operation comprises:

receiving an activation of one of a touch sensor or a biometric sensor of the authorization device by a user.

9. The method of claim 6 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein the activation operation includes a detection of a physical connection to a configuring device.

10. The method of claim 6 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein detecting the activation operation comprises:

forming a data connection between a configuring device and the wireless interface of the authorization device;

transmitting an activation instruction via the data connection to the configuring device;

receiving an activation signal from the configuring device via the data connection; and

comparing a code in the activation signal to a stored activation code to determine that the code in the activation signal matches a stored activation code.

11. The method of claim 6 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein the activation operation comprises:

forming a data connection between a configuring device and the wireless interface of the authorization device;

transmitting an activation instruction via the data connection to the configuring device, the activation instruction comprising an activation code; and

receiving an activation signal from the configuring device via the data connection, wherein the configuring device transmits the activation signal to the authorization device in response to receiving an activation code input by a user that corresponds to the activation code received in the activation instruction.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising memory with instructions encoded thereon for activating an authorization device, the instructions, when executed, causing one or more processors to perform operations, the instructions comprising instructions to:

detect, at an authorization device having a wireless interface that is disabled from receiving data, a power connection at a physical connector of the authorization device, wherein the authorization device was disabled from receiving data in connection with being inserted into packaging that obscures an ability to form the power connection without removing the packaging;

in response to detecting the power connection, enable the wireless interface to receive data based on the power connection indicating that the packaging has been removed from the authorization device;

receive, by way of the wireless interface, a request to re-configure the authorization device; and

re-configure the authorization device based on the request, the re-configuring enabling the authorization device to transmit authorization information to a reader device by way of the wireless interface.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the authorization device is disabled from being configured when the wireless interface is configured to be disabled from receiving data, and wherein the authorization device is enabled to be configured when the wireless interface is enabled to receive data.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein the instructions to detect the activation operation comprise instructions to:

receive an activation of one of a touch sensor or a biometric sensor of the authorization device by a user.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein the activation operation includes a detection of a physical connection to a configuring device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein the instructions to detect the activation operation comprise instructions to:

form a data connection between a configuring device and the wireless interface of the authorization device;

transmit an activation instruction via the data connection to the configuring device;

receive an activation signal from the configuring device via the data connection; and

compare a code in the activation signal to a stored activation code to determine that the code in the activation signal matches a stored activation code.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the power connection being part of a detected activation operation, wherein the instructions to detect the activation operation comprise instructions to:

form a data connection between a configuring device and the wireless interface of the authorization device;

transmit an activation instruction via the data connection to the configuring device, the activation instruction comprising an activation code; and

receive an activation signal from the configuring device via the data connection, wherein the configuring device transmits the activation signal to the authorization device in response to receiving an activation code input by a user that corresponds to the activation code received in the activation instruction.