Remotely Provisioning And Operating A Headless WIFI Device

摘要

A system and apparatus for remotely provisioning and operating a headless WiFi device is described that provides for provision of the headless WiFi device so as to connect the headless WiFi device to a network, and provides for remote control of the headless WiFi using a mobile device or a monitoring computer. A direct WiFi connection may be established between the mobile device and the headless WiFi device through a software WiFi access point, or, once the headless WiFi device is provisioned onto a network, a network connection may be established. Once established, the connection may switch between the direct connection and the network connection without providing an indication to a user. A mobile device or monitoring computer may be used to control the operation of and receive status information from a legacy device connected to the headless WiFi device. The information received from the legacy device may be transmitted to the mobile device or monitoring computer for display to a user, or the information may be deployed to a web page accessible to the user.