Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Andrew V Davidson

Anshul Rawat

Michael G Sheldon

Daniel Oliver

Jerry K Koh

Steve Seixeiro

Michael D McCormack

Brian L McNeil

Ramkumar Ramasubramanian

Tracy Dianne Schultz

Giles Edward Van Der Bogert

Ram Ramasubramanian

Brian Mcneil

Method and computer storage media for sharing resources between a plurality of computing devices associated with a common non-enterprise network. A common set of credentials is stored on at least two or more of a plurality of computing devices that reside behind a routing device and are associated through a common non-enterprise network. Upon storing the common set of credentials, each of the two or more of a plurality of computing devices create a local account that contains, at least, the common set of credentials. The common set of credentials allow for the sharing, among the two or more of the plurality of computing devices, of resource that reside on or are associated with the computing devices.

Associating computing devices with common credentials

Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for configuring computing devices to join a peer group. A peer group may be created on a subnetwork by a computing device. When a new computing device enters the subnetwork, it may join the peer group and be given access to the shared resources on the peer group and associated computing devices, using a communications layer and an authorization layer. Allowing a new computing device to join a peer group includes inviting the new device to join and then challenging the device for a passkey of the peer group. After joining the peer group, the computing device will be able to access and share resources with the peer group and other computing devices associated with the peer group.

Configuration of a peer group

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Andrew V Davidson