Remote access to local network

• US 20070168458A1
• Filed: 01/23/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Costa-Requena, Jose, Stirbu, Vlad, Salmenkaita, Jukka-Pekka
• Application Number:
  US11/338,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20070168458A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0809 Plug-and-play configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5076 Update or notification mechanisms, e.g. DynDNS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks

Abstract

For enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of the local network, a mobile device of the local network assembles and provides configuration settings for the remote access. The remote access device receives the configuration settings from the mobile device and enables a remote access to the local network via the remote access device using these configuration settings.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of said local network, said method comprising at said remote access device:

receiving from a mobile device of said local network configuration settings for a remote access to said local network; and

enabling a remote access to said local network via said remote access device using said configuration settings.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said remote access is enabled via an external internet protocol based network, and wherein said configuration settings comprise configuration information for a dynamic domain name service, said configuration information enabling said remote access device to update a domain name service entry in a dynamic domain name service server whenever an allocated external internet protocol address of said remote access device is changing.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein a preceding step comprises at said mobile device obtaining said configuration information from said dynamic domain name service server.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein a wizard is executed in said mobile device for supporting a user in requesting said configuration information from said dynamic domain name service server.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said obtained configuration information is included in an extended mark-up language file.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein said configuration settings comprise in addition policy information of said dynamic domain name service server.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said configuration settings comprise at least one of:

settings for a registration of said remote access device at an external server;

settings for an activation of said remote access;

settings for a registration of said mobile device for said remote access;

a list of devices of said local network to which said remote access by said mobile device is to be enabled; and

settings for a security policy that is to be obeyed for said remote access.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting security credentials to said mobile device, said security credentials qualifying a device for said remote access.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising setting up a remote connection in accordance with received configuration settings between a device requesting a remote access and said local network.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said remote connection is only set up in case said request includes security credentials qualify said requesting device for a remote access.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein said requesting device is one of said mobile device and a device authorized by said mobile device to request said remote access.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein said requesting device is a device of another local network, said device being authorized by said mobile device to request said remote access.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein said remote access device uses at least one of virtual private network/secure sockets layer tunneling and virtual private network/internet security tunneling for a remote connection.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein said remote access device provides a filtering functionality preventing signals from devices of said local network, which devices are not registered for a remote access, from leaving said local network during a remote access.

15. A method for enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of said local network, said method comprising at a mobile device of said local network assembling configuration settings for a remote access to said local network and providing said configuration settings to said remote access device.

16. A chipset for a remote access device enabling a remote access to a local network, said chipset comprising at least one chip, said at least one chip including a remote access configuration component,

said remote access configuration component being adapted to receive from a mobile device of said local network configuration settings for a remote access to said local network;

and

said remote access configuration component being adapted to enable a remote access to said local network via said remote access device using said configuration settings.

17. A remote access device enabling a remote access to a local network, said remote access device comprising a remote access configuration component,

said remote access configuration component being adapted to receive from a mobile device of said local network configuration settings for a remote access to said local network;

and

said remote access configuration component being adapted to enable a remote access to said local network via said remote access device using said configuration settings.

18. A chipset for a mobile device enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of said local network, said chipset comprising at least one chip, said at least one chip including a remote access control component adapted to assemble configuration settings for a remote access to said local network and adapted to provide said configuration settings to said remote access device.

19. A mobile device enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of said local network, said mobile device comprising a remote access control component adapted to assemble configuration settings for a remote access to said local network and adapted to provide said configuration settings to said remote access device.

20. A system enabling a remote access to a local network, said system comprising a remote access device of a local network and a mobile device,

said remote access device comprising a remote access configuration component adapted to receive from said mobile device configuration settings for a remote access to said local network and adapted to enable a remote access to said local network via said remote access device using said configuration settings;

and

said mobile device comprising a remote access control component adapted to provide said remote access device with configuration settings for a remote access to said local network.

21. A software program product in which a software code for enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of said local network is stored in a readable medium, said software code realizing the following steps when executed by a processor of said remote access device:

receiving from a mobile device of-said local network configuration settings for a remote access to said local network; and

enabling a remote access to said local network via said remote access device using said configuration settings.

22. A software program product in which a software code for enabling a remote access to a local network via a remote access device of said local network is stored in a readable medium, said software code realizing the following steps when executed by a processor of a mobile device of said local network:

assembling configuration settings for a remote access to said local network; and

providing said configuration settings to said remote access device.

23. A method for supporting a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at a remote access device of a local area network, said method comprising at a mobile device:

obtaining dynamic domain name system configuration information from a dynamic domain name system server; and

providing said configuration information as an input for a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at said remote access device.

24. A mobile device supporting a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at a remote access device of a local area network, said mobile device comprising:

a configuration creation component adapted to obtain dynamic domain name system configuration information from a dynamic domain name system server; and

a remote access control component adapted to provide said configuration information as an input for a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at said remote access device.

25. A dynamic domain name service server supporting a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at a remote access device of a local area network, wherein said dynamic domain name service server comprises a configuration creation component,

said configuration creation component being adapted to assemble dynamic domain name system configuration information for said remote access device upon a request by a mobile device;

and

said configuration creation component being adapted to provide said assembled dynamic domain name system configuration information to said mobile device.

26. A remote access device enabling a remote access to a local network, said remote access device supporting a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at said remote access device, said remote access device comprising a configuration creation component,

said configuration creation component being adapted to obtain dynamic domain name system configuration information from a mobile device of said local network;

and

said configuration creation component being adapted to carry out a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at said remote access device based on said obtained dynamic domain name system configuration information.

27. A system comprising a remote access device of a local area network and a mobile device supporting a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at said remote access device, said mobile device comprising:

a configuration creation component adapted to obtain dynamic domain name system configuration information from a dynamic domain name system server; and

a remote access control component adapted to provide said configuration information as an input for a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at said remote access device.

28. A software program product in which a software code for supporting a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at a remote access device of a local area network is stored in a readable medium, said software code realizing the following steps when executed by a processor of a mobile device of said local network:

obtaining dynamic domain name system configuration information from a dynamic domain name system server; and

providing said configuration information as an input for a configuration of a dynamic domain name system service at said remote access device.

29. A method for enabling a remote access to a first local network, said method comprising at a remote access device of a second local network:

receiving configuration settings from a mobile device that is associated to said first local network; and

setting-up a connection to a remote access device of said first local network using said configuration settings.

30. A remote access device of a first local network enabling a remote access to a second local network, said remote access device of said first local network comprising a remote access configuration component,

said remote access configuration component being adapted to receive from a mobile device associated to said second local network configuration settings;

and

said remote access configuration component being adapted to enable a set-up of a connection to a remote device of said second local network using said configuration settings.

31. A mobile device enabling a remote access to a first local network, said mobile device being associated to said first local network and said mobile device comprising a remote access control component adapted to assemble configuration settings enabling a remote access device of a second local network to set-up a connection to a remote access device of said first local network and adapted to provide said configuration settings to a remote access device of a second local network.

32. A system enabling a remote access to a first local network, said system comprising a remote access device of a second local network and a mobile device,

said remote access device of said second local network comprising a remote access configuration component adapted to receive from said mobile device configuration settings, and adapted to enable a set-up of a connection to a remote device of said first local network using said configuration settings;

and

said mobile device being associated to said first local network and comprising a remote access control component adapted to provide configuration settings for a remote access to said first local network to said remote access device of said second local network.

33. A system enabling a remote access to a first local network, said system comprising a remote access device of said first local network and a remote access device of a second local network,

said remote access device of said second local network comprising a remote access configuration component adapted to receive from a mobile device associated to said first local network configuration settings, and adapted to enable a set-up of a connection to a remote device of said first local network using said configuration settings.

34. A software program product in which a software code for enabling a remote access to a first local network is stored in a readable medium, said software code realizing the following steps when executed by a processor of a remote access device of a second local network:

receiving configuration settings from a mobile device that is associated to said first local network; and

setting-up a connection to a remote access device of said first local network using said configuration settings.