Deployment of profiles for access to wireless networks
Provided are devices, methods, and systems for generating and deploying networking profiles for enabling computing devices to connect to wireless networks in a secure manner. For example, a method may include: receiving a request for a networking profile from a second computing device, the networking profile configured to enable the second computing device to access to a wireless network; generating, based on the received request for the networking profile, a code for presentation; transmitting the code for presentation to the second computing device; receiving an indication of a content of the code for presentation from a first computing device different than the second computing device; generating the networking profile based on receiving the indication of the content of the code for presentation; and transmitting the generated networking profile to the second computing device.
1 . A method of operating an electronic device including a processing subsystem, comprising:
receiving a request for a networking profile from a second computing device, the networking profile configured to enable the second computing device to join a wireless network;
generating, based on the received request for the networking profile, a code for presentation;
transmitting the code for presentation to the second computing device;
receiving an indication of a content of the code for presentation from a first computing device different than the second computing device;
generating the networking profile based on receiving the indication of the content of the code for presentation; and
transmitting the generated networking profile to the second computing device.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a user identifier that identifies a user or an account of the user, wherein the generating of the network profile is further based on the user identifier.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the user identifier is received from the first computing device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network that the networking profile is configured to enable the second computing device to join is a first wireless network, and wherein the request for the networking profile is received via a second wireless network that is different from the first wireless network.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the code for presentation is transmitted to the second computing device via the second wireless network.
6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the indication of the content of the code for presentation is received via the first wireless network.
7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein a first access point services both the first wireless network and the second wireless network.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the generated network profile to the second computing device comprises transmitting a uniform resource locator (URL) identifying a location from which the generated networking profile can be accessed.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the code for presentation is a quick response (QR) code or barcode.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated network profile is a Passpoint profile.
11 . A method of operating an electronic device including a processing subsystem, comprising:
receiving a user identifier;
generating, based on the user identifier, a code for presentation by an electronic presentation device;
transmitting the code for presentation to the electronic presentation device;
receiving, from a first client device, a content of the code;
generating, based on the receiving of the content of the code and based on the user identifier, a networking profile for the first client device, wherein the networking profile is configured to enable the first client device to join a wireless network; and
transmitting the networking profile to the first client device.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the transmitting of the generated network profile to the first client device comprises transmitting a uniform resource locator (URL) identifying a location from which the generated networking profile can be accessed.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the user identifier is received from a hotel reservation management system.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the electronic presentation device is a television.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the wireless network that the networking profile is configured to enable the first client device to join to is a first wireless network, and wherein the content of the code is received via a second wireless network that is different from the first wireless network.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the content of the code is received via a cellular network.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the code for presentation is a quick response (QR) code or barcode.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the networking profile is a Passpoint profile.
19 . A method of operating an electronic device including a processing subsystem, comprising:
receiving user input requesting installation of a networking profile, the networking profile configured to secure access to a first wireless network;
transmitting a request for the wireless networking profile via a second wireless network different from the first wireless network;
receiving and presenting a code associated with the request for the networking profile;
obtaining the networking profile; and
using the networking profile to connect to the first wireless network.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein obtaining the networking profile comprises:
receiving a uniform resource locator (URL) identifying a location from which the networking profile can be accessed; and
obtaining the networking profile from the URL-identified location.