device 12 configures communications device 14 to communicate with wireless network 16 communications device 14 may be established as a node on wireless network 16 using configuration information e g wireless network access data and or network security data described below received from configuration device 12 in one embodiment network security data corresponds to security measures or protocols implemented by wireless network 16 in one embodiment communications device 14 is arranged by configuration device 12 to communicate with wireless network 16 exemplary configurations of communications device 14 include a personal computer pc or pocket pc e g ipaq available from the hewlett packard company other embodiments of communications device 14 are possible for example communications device 14 may be arranged as any electrical device configured to implement wireless communications communications device 14 may include computational and or data processing capabilities in some embodiments wireless network 16 is configured to implement wireless communications with at least some devices or networks coupled with the network 16 wireless network 16 may also provide wired connectivity to one or more devices or networks coupled therewith an exemplary arrangement of wireless network 16 comprises a wireless local area network such as a 802 11b network in one example wireless network 16 may comprise a public wireless network and be referred to as a hotspot in but one implementation as described further below wireless network 16 may be arranged to implement one or more security measure or protocol to provide communications of enhanced security with respect to eavesdropping unauthorized access and or other malicious activity with respect to wireless network 16 service 17 performs electronic actions with respect to communications device 14 in.