US Patent 10257686 Device pairing

Methods and systems for joining a wireless connection advertisement include connecting to a commissioning device via a wireless point-to-point communication in response to receiving an advertisement broadcast to establish an advertisement-based connection. The commissioning device is configured to manage access to a fabric. The methods and systems also include receiving network credentials from the commissioning device via the wireless point-to-point communication, the network credentials being configured to facilitate connection to a wireless network. Furthermore, the method and systems include connecting to the wireless network using the received network credentials.