A wireless device for connection to a network is disclosed. The wireless device includes an antenna for establishing a wireless connection, one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores data comprising a sequence of characters that uniquely names a particular type of network that the antenna establishes communication with and program code. When executed by the one or more processors, the program code causes the system to initially set the one or more processors into a default mode. In response to connecting the wireless device to mains power, the program code causes the system to receive network information through the wireless connection.