Network configuration using scannable token
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1. A method for enabling a network device to communicate to a host computer in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
- providing a scannable token storing a plurality of network configuration parameters;
providing the network device with an input for scanning the plurality of network configuration parameters into the network device;
receiving at the network device as scanned input the plurality of network configuration parameters; and
storing in memory accessible to the network device those network configuration parameters necessary for the network device to communicate to the host computer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for enabling a network device to communicate to a host computer in a communications network is provided. The apparatus includes a scannable card which stores a plurality of network configuration parameters. The network configuration parameters are scanned into an input device of the network device to communicate to the host computer, thereby making the network device ready to initiate communications between the network device and the host computer.
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1. A method for enabling a network device to communicate to a host computer in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a scannable token storing a plurality of network configuration parameters;
providing the network device with an input for scanning the plurality of network configuration parameters into the network device;
receiving at the network device as scanned input the plurality of network configuration parameters; and
storing in memory accessible to the network device those network configuration parameters necessary for the network device to communicate to the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for enabling a network device to communicate to a host computer in a communications network, comprising:
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a scannable token that stores a plurality of network configuration parameters;
an input device associated with the network device for scanning the token to detect the plurality of network configuration parameters for transfer to the network device; and
a network configuration program executable at the network device and responsive to scanning of the scannable token for storing the plurality of network configuration parameters to make the network device ready to initiate communications between the network device and the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a network device cause the network device to perform a method of controlling network configuration of the network device to communicate with a host computer, comprising:
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activating at the network device an input device for scanning a scannable token storing a plurality of network configuration parameters;
receiving at the network device as scanned input the plurality of network configuration parameters; and
storing in memory accessible to the network device those network configuration parameters necessary for the network device to communicate to the host computer, thereby making the network device ready to initiate communications between the network device and the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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