A method for replication of an access point includes: establishing, by a computing device, a first communication channel with a first access point of an area network; receiving, by a receiver of the computing device, configuration data from the first access point using the first communication channel, wherein the configuration data includes at least a network identifier and password associated with the area network; establishing, by the computing device, a second communication channel with a second access point; and electronically transmitting, by a transmitter of the computing device, the configuration data to the second access point using the second communication channel.