1. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform functions comprising: receiving an input at the computing device, the input initiating an automatic configuration process to configure a playback network setting of the computing device; responsive to the input, activating by the computing device, a listen mode; while in the listen mode, receiving by the computing device from a playback device, a first message that indicates the playback device is available; in response to receiving the first message, transmitting to the playback device, a request for network information of the playback device and subsequently, receiving from the playback device, a second message indicating network information associated with the playback device; determining, based on the second message, that the playback device is not configured for a secure playback network, wherein determining, based on the second message, that the playback device is not configured for a secure network comprises determining that the second message indicates empty fields corresponding to a household identification and a network security parameter; based on the determination, generating network parameters for a specific playback network, the network parameters comprising one or more of a specific household identification and a specific network security parameter; transmitting to the playback device, a third message to cause the playback device to join the playback network based on the network parameters; and configuring the playback network setting of the computing device based on the specific household identification and the specific network security parameter.