公开(公告)号：US20180324171A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16037642

申请日：2018-07-17

Applicant: NETGEAR, Inc.

Inventor： Ye ZHANG

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  G06K19/06 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06F21/45 ,  G06F21/42

CPC classification number: H04L63/083 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F21/42 ,  G06F21/45 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K19/06028 ,  G06K19/06037 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L63/102

Abstract: In various aspects, code-based indicia contain secured network access credentials. In some aspects, a computer processor receives user input that specifies secured network access credentials, and the computer processor creates or modifies credentials for establishing a secured network connection. In these aspects, the computer processor generates code-based indicia that contain at least part of the secured network access credentials. In other aspects, a computer processor scans the code-based indicia and extracts the network access credentials. In these aspects, the computer processor employs the network access credentials to establish the secured network connection. In additional aspects, a network router apparatus renders the code-based indicia to an active display. In further aspects, a network router apparatus conditions grant of network access to a device on receipt from the device of an answer to a security question included in the secured network access credentials.