Assistant for management of network devices

Abstract

Management of devices on a wireless network is described. An assistant device can determine that another device is missing configuration settings to use a wireless network. Using another wireless network employing a different protocol, the missing configuration settings can be provided.

I/we claim: 
     
         1 . An electronic device, comprising:
 one or more processors; and   memory storing instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions such that the processor and memory are configured to:   determine that a device is missing configuration settings to use a first wireless network implemented using a first protocol, the determination based on communicating with the first device using a second wireless network implemented using a second protocol, the first protocol being a wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol, the second protocol being a personal area network (PAN) protocol;   determine the configuration settings for the device to use the first wireless network, the configuration settings including authentication credentials of the first wireless network; and   provide the configuration settings including the authentication credentials to the first wireless network implemented using the WLAN protocol to the device using the second wireless network implemented using the PAN protocol.