CN104767675B - How to configure the gateway device automatically - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a method for automatically setting a gateway device. The method is applied to a network system. The network system includes a mobile device and a gateway device. An automatic networking software and a setting information are installed in the mobile device. When the mobile device starts the automatic networking software, it will read the setting information and establish a point-to-point connection with the gateway device. Then, it will start a setting software of the gateway device and transmit the setting information to the gateway device, so that the setting software of the gateway device can automatically complete the network setting procedure. In this way, the user only needs to obtain the setting information of the gateway device in advance through the identification software on the mobile device, such as: QR Code scanner, OCR scanner or other software, and can quickly set the gateway device without having to enter these accounts, passwords and routing information one by one, which greatly improves the convenience of use and Internet access.

Description

How to configure the gateway device automatically

technical field

The present invention relates to a method for setting a gateway device, in particular to a method for automatically and conveniently completing the networking setting procedure of the gateway device through a mobile device.

Background technique

A router (Router, also known as a router or a broadband sharer) is a type of computer network device that can be located at the intersection of two or more networks to connect more than two network lines, and the router transmits data through the network The packet is sent to the destination to achieve the effect of routing. With the popularity of broadband Internet access, more and more users will install routers in their homes and connect multiple terminal devices (such as personal computers) to the router, so that these terminal devices can connect to the Internet through the router. network to access data on the Internet. In addition to wired routers, some companies have also developed wireless routers so that wireless terminal devices (such as: mobile phones, laptops) can establish a connection with the wireless router through Wi-Fi technology or other wireless technologies, and through this The wireless router is connected to the Internet.

Take the general wireless router currently available in the market as an example. In order to make the wireless router work normally, the user needs to install the installation program of the wireless router on the computer he owns after purchasing the wireless router, and use A cable (cable) connects the wireless router to the computer, and then, through the computer, the wireless router is set for a wide area network (Wide Area Network, referred to as WAN) or a local area network (Local Area Network, referred to as LAN) ( configure), after the WAN or LAN settings are completed, an input screen will be displayed on the computer, instructing the user to configure the wireless network (wireless) of the wireless router. At this time, whether using WEP or WPA The wireless security (wireless security) mechanism, the user must enter the wireless network name (Service SetIdentifier, SSID for short), select the channel (channel), select the encryption and decryption method of WEP or WPA, and enter the key (Key) of the wireless network Related routing settings, after completing the wireless network settings, the user unplugs the cable between the computer and the wireless router, and plugs a wireless client (such as a wireless network card) into the computer to Enable wireless transmission between the wireless client and the wireless router. During the whole process of installing the wireless router, users must memorize the relevant setting values and cumbersome setting procedures of these wireless networks. For most users, it is not easy to complete the installation procedure smoothly. , and cause a lot of inconvenience and trouble.

Secondly, when the terminal device cannot access the Internet due to incorrect settings, most users do not have relatively advanced network knowledge, and are not familiar with the wiring method of the router and the judgment of the light signal. When users encounter network connection problems, most of them will directly call the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to find a solution. However, this will cause a huge human and financial burden on the Internet Service Provider (ISP). ideal. In addition, even if users want to refer to the product manual or CD-ROM attached to the router by themselves, they often lose the reference basis for debugging steps due to loss of the product manual or CD-ROM, which is quite inconvenient. Even if the user has properly kept the product instruction CD, the user still has to install the debugging program or the explanation program in the CD when there is a problem with the network connection, and the installation process may be too complicated for some users, and It is quite inconvenient for the user to install the above-mentioned program and must consume valuable time of the user. Therefore, how to design a method that can assist the user to automatically install a wireless router or other similar gateway devices is the subject of the present invention. An important topic to be discussed here.

Contents of the invention

In view of the fact that the setting method of the existing gateway device (such as: a router) is too complicated, it is difficult for the user to correctly install and activate the gateway device. Therefore, after a long period of hard research and experiments, the inventor finally developed and designed the gateway device of the present invention. The method of automatically setting the gateway device is expected to provide a more convenient installation method and provide users with better experience in use, thereby improving the market competitiveness of the industry.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for automatically setting a gateway device to solve the problem that the user must memorize the relevant setting values of the wireless network and the cumbersome setting steps during the installation of the wireless router. And the setting process is not easy, and it causes a lot of inconvenience and troublesome problems.

The solution of the present invention to solve the above technical problems is to provide a method for automatically setting a gateway device, the method is applied to a network system, the network system includes a mobile device and a gateway device, the gateway device is provided with a wireless communication unit and A setting software is installed to establish a point-to-point connection with the mobile device through the wireless communication unit, an automatic networking software and a setting information are installed in the mobile device, wherein the setting information includes at least a wireless network name and an account number , a password and a routing information, the mobile device can perform the following steps after starting the automatic networking software:

Read the setting information;

Search the current wireless network to obtain the wireless network names of all current wireless networks;

judging whether the wireless network name in the setting information matches the wireless network name of one of the current wireless networks, and if so, establishing a point-to-point connection with the gateway device corresponding to the wireless network matching the wireless network name;

activate the configuration software of the gateway device; and

Send the account number, password and routing information to the gateway device, so that the setting software of the gateway device can automatically complete the networking setting steps after obtaining the account number, password and routing information.

The feature of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically setting the gateway device, so that the user does not need to manually input too much data when installing the gateway device for the first time. The method is applied to a network system, and the network system Including a mobile device (such as a smart phone) and a gateway device (such as a router), the gateway device is provided with a wireless communication unit and a setting software is installed to establish a connection with the mobile device through the wireless communication unit, An automatic networking software and a setting information are installed in the mobile device, wherein the setting information includes a wireless network name, an account number, a password and a routing information (such as: IP, channel, connection mode, MAC, time, Encryption and decryption methods, keys, etc.), when the mobile device starts the automatic networking software, it will read the setting information, and search for the current wireless network, and the gateway corresponding to the wireless network that matches the wireless network name The device establishes a peer-to-peer connection (Peer to Peer). Then, the mobile device will start the setting software of the gateway device, and will send the account number, password and routing information to the gateway device, so that the setting software of the gateway device After obtaining the account number, password and routing information, the network setting procedure can be automatically completed. In this way, the user only needs to obtain the identification software on the mobile device, such as: QR Code scanner, OCR scanner or other software, in advance. After the setting information of the gateway device, the gateway device can be quickly set without having to input these account numbers, passwords and routing information one by one, which greatly improves the convenience of use and networking.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device will still send a network connection test message to the gateway device, and when the gateway device can successfully connect to the external network, the gateway device will return a network connection success message to the mobile device , otherwise, a network failure message will be sent back to the mobile device, so that the user can quickly know whether the gateway device has been set up, without having to perform a network test on its own, so as to provide users with A more intuitive and concise setup process.

Through the method for automatically setting the gateway device provided by the present invention, as long as the mobile device can obtain the setting information of the gateway device in advance, for example: through identification software or transmitted to the mobile device by the operator, the mobile device can The gateway device can be quickly set without the need for the user to input these account numbers, passwords and routing information one by one, which greatly improves the convenience of use and networking. In addition, because the mobile device can still make the gateway device Connect to the external network by itself, and the gateway device will return a network success message or a network failure message to the mobile device according to whether it can connect to the external network, so the user only needs to start the automatic network software, no need By performing other operations, it is possible to clearly know whether the gateway device has been set up for networking, which effectively reduces the difficulty for the user to install the gateway device for the first time.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a network system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the network system of the present invention;

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a physical account card 2A of the present invention;

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of the physical account card 2B of the present invention;

Figures 4A and 4B are flow charts of the control system of the present invention, respectively, where the junction of Figures 4A and 4B is A.

Description of main components

1 network system

11 mobile devices

110 Display

111 Automatic networking software

113 Setting information

115 Identification software

13 Gateway device

131 wireless communication unit

133 Setting software

2A, 2B physical account card

21A Quick Response Matrix Code

21B image file

Detailed ways

Hereby cite the embodiment and cooperate with the drawings, and the detailed description is as follows:

The present invention is a method for automatically setting a gateway device. The method is applied to a network system. In one embodiment, please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2. The network system 1 includes a mobile device 11 (such as: a smart Mobile phone) and a gateway device 13 (such as: router), the mobile device 11 has the ability of wireless networking, and an automatic networking software 111 is installed in it and a setting information 113 is provided, wherein the setting information 113 includes at least one wireless Network name (Service SetIdentifier, referred to as SSID), an account number, a password and a routing information (such as: IP address, connection mode, MAC address, time), and the content of the setting information 113 can make the gateway device 13 Complete the required connection settings, where the account number and password are the information required when the user applies for network services from the ISP operator and wants to connect to the external Internet.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in order to provide users with convenience and quickly obtain the aforementioned data, the mobile device 11 can obtain the setting information 113 in different ways, and the various ways are described as follows:

(1) As shown in Figure 3A, the operator can set a Quick Response Code (Quick Response Code, QR-Code for short) 21A on the physical account card 2A provided to the user, and make the QR-Code 21A include the Setting information 113, then, a camera (not shown) on the mobile device 11 can capture the QR-Code 21A, and the mobile device 11 is provided with an identification software 115 (such as: QR-Code reading software), The identification software 115 can read the setting information 113 included on the QR-Code 21A;

(2) As shown in FIG. 3B , the operator can record the setting information 113 on the physical account card 2B provided to the user, and then, a camera (not shown) on the mobile device 11 can take pictures of the Set the information 113 to form an image file 21B, and the mobile device 11 is provided with a recognition software 115 (such as: Optical Character Recognition, OCR software for short), the recognition software 115 can read the image file 21B included Setting information 113;

(3) As shown in Figures 3A and 3B, the operator can send the QR-Code 21A or image file 21B to the user's mobile device by email, SMS or other means, and the QR-Code 21A or image file 21B contains The setting information 113, and an identification software 115 is provided in the mobile device 11, and the identification software 115 can read the setting information 113 included in the QR-Code 21A or the image file 21B; and

(4) The operator can still directly transmit and store the setting information 113 to the user's mobile device, and the mobile device can directly read the content of the setting information 113 .

1 and 2, the gateway device 13 is provided with a wireless communication unit 131 and a setting software 133 is installed, wherein the gateway device 13 can establish a connection with the mobile device 11 through the wireless communication unit 131, The setting software 133 enables the gateway device 13 to complete relevant settings required for networking. In addition, when the user purchases the gateway device 13 and wants to set the gateway device 13 for the first time, the user can enable the mobile device 11 to start the automatic networking software, and then the mobile device 11 will first read the setting Set the information, and search the current wireless network to obtain the SSID of all current wireless networks, and the mobile device 11 will establish a point-to-point connection with the gateway device 13 corresponding to the wireless network matching the SSID in the setting information ( Peer to Peer), then, the mobile device 11 will send an activation message to the gateway device 13 to activate the setting software 133 on the gateway device 13, after that, the mobile device 11 will send the account number, password and route information to the gateway device 13, so that the setting software 133 of the gateway device 13 can automatically input each required setting data one by one after obtaining the account number, password and routing information, so as to complete the networking setting procedure, wherein the The mobile device 11 can transmit the setting information to the gateway device 13 by email, short message or other wireless transmission methods, and the mobile device can receive an account card by reading an account card, email, short message or other wireless transmission methods. In order to obtain the aforementioned setting data, it is stated first.

And, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, when the gateway device 13 completes the networking setting procedure, it will send a setting completion message to the mobile device 11, and the mobile device 11 receives the setting completion message Afterwards, a networking test message will be sent to the gateway device 13, so that the gateway device 13 can automatically connect to the external network, and when the gateway device 13 can successfully connect to the external network, the gateway device 13 will return a If the gateway device 13 fails to connect to the external network, it will return a networking failure message to the mobile device 11, and then the mobile device 11 will display on a display screen 110, A message of networking success or networking failure is displayed, so that the user can quickly know whether the gateway device 13 has been successfully set up and can be connected to the external network. In this way, through the overall method of the present invention, the user can quickly set up the gateway device 13 as long as the mobile device 11 can first obtain the setting information of the gateway device 13, without having to input these account numbers one by one. Passwords and routing information, etc., have greatly improved the convenience of use and networking.

In order to clearly disclose the foregoing method, the following only describes the processing flow of the mobile device 11 of the present invention starting the automatic networking software 111, please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B:

(301) Read the setting information 113, and enter step (302);

(302) Searching for the current wireless network, judging whether the SSID in the setting information 113 matches the SSID of one of the current wireless networks, if so, proceed to step (303), otherwise, return to step (302);

(303) Establish a point-to-point connection with the gateway device 13 corresponding to the wireless network corresponding to the SSID, and enter step (304);

(304) Start the setting software 133 on the gateway device 13, and enter step (305);

(305) Send the account number, password and routing information to the gateway device 13, so that the gateway device 13 automatically completes the networking setting procedure, and enters step (306);

(306) Judging whether a setting completion message from the gateway device 13 has been received, if yes, proceed to step (307), otherwise, return to step (306);

(307) Send a networking test message to the gateway device 13, so that the gateway device 13 can automatically connect to the external network, and enter step (308);

(308) Judging whether a networking success message or a networking failure message is received, if the networking success message, go to step (309), if the networking failure message, go to step (310);

(309) Display a message of successful networking;

(310) Display a message of network failure.

In this way, as shown in FIGS. 1-3B , as long as the mobile device 11 can obtain the setting information 113 of the gateway device 13 in advance, for example: through the identification software 115 or transmitted to the mobile device 11 by the operator, then The mobile device 11 can quickly set the gateway device 13 without requiring the user to input these account numbers, passwords and routing information one by one, which greatly improves the convenience of use and networking. In addition, because the mobile device 11 The gateway device 13 can still be connected to the external network by itself, and the gateway device 13 will return a networking success message or a networking failure message to the mobile device 11 according to whether it can connect to the external network. Therefore, the user only needs to After starting the automatic networking software 111 , it is possible to clearly know whether the gateway device 13 has completed the networking setting without additional operations, which effectively reduces the difficulty for the user to install the gateway device 13 for the first time.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of rights claimed by the present invention is not limited thereto. According to those who are familiar with the art, they can easily think of it according to the technical content disclosed in the present invention. Equivalent changes should all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

1. A method for automatically setting a gateway device, the method being applied to a network system, characterized in that the network system includes a mobile device and a gateway device, the gateway device is provided with a wireless communication unit and a setting software is installed , to establish a point-to-point connection with the mobile device through the wireless communication unit, an automatic networking software and a setting information are installed in the mobile device, wherein the setting information includes at least a wireless network name, an account number, a password and a routing information, the mobile device can perform the following steps after starting the automatic networking software: Read the setting information; Search the current wireless network to obtain the wireless network names of all current wireless networks; judging whether the wireless network name in the setting information matches the wireless network name of one of the current wireless networks, and if so, establishing a point-to-point connection with the gateway device corresponding to the wireless network matching the wireless network name; activating the setting software of the gateway device; Sending the account number, password and routing information to the gateway device, so that the setting software of the gateway device can automatically complete the networking setting procedure after obtaining the account number, password and routing information; sending a network test message to the gateway device; and In the state of receiving a networking success message, it means that the gateway device is successfully connected to the external network, or in the state of receiving a networking failure message, it means that the gateway device cannot be successfully connected to the external network. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the gateway device sends a setting completion message to the mobile device after completing the network setting procedure, and the mobile device receives the setting completion message , to transmit the networking test information to the gateway device. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein an identification software is installed in the mobile device, and the identification software can read the setting information contained in a quick response matrix code. 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein an identification software is installed in the mobile device, and the identification software can read the setting information contained in an image file. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the mobile device transmits the setting information to the gateway device by email or short message. 6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the mobile device receives the setting information by email, short message or reading an account card.