Method and apparatus for automatically configuring a computer for different local area networks
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system that includes a network device that is coupled to a network, the method comprising:
- connecting a new device to the network, to which the network device is already connected;
detecting, by the network device, the connection of the new device to the network;
sending, by the network device, a network identifier that is associated with the network to the new device in response to the network device detecting the connection;
identifying, by the new device, a set of configuration settings associated with the network identifier; and
using, by the new device, the set of configuration settings to configure the new device for operation on the network.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product, and data processing system for automatically configuring a networking-enabled device for use with different networks are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a client stores multiple configuration profiles containing configuration settings corresponding to different networks. When the client becomes connected to a network, a router or other form of server detects the addition of the client to the network. In response to the client connecting to the network, the server broadcasts an identifier over the network, which the client receives. The client uses the identifier to identify the appropriate stored configuration profile corresponding to the network. The client then completes its configuration using the identified configuration profile.
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24 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system that includes a network device that is coupled to a network, the method comprising:
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connecting a new device to the network, to which the network device is already connected; detecting, by the network device, the connection of the new device to the network; sending, by the network device, a network identifier that is associated with the network to the new device in response to the network device detecting the connection; identifying, by the new device, a set of configuration settings associated with the network identifier; and using, by the new device, the set of configuration settings to configure the new device for operation on the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product, which is stored in a computer-readable medium, in a data processing system that includes a network device that is coupled to a network, said computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code for detecting, by the network device, a connection of a new device to the network, to which the network device is already connected; computer usable program code for sending, from the network device to the new device, a network identifier that is associated with the network in response to the network device detecting the connection; computer usable program code for identifying, by the new device, a set of configuration settings associated with the network identifier; and computer usable program code for using, by the new device, the set of configuration settings to configure the new device for operation on the network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data processing system that includes a network device that is coupled to a network, the data processing system comprising:
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a new device being connected to a network; the network device for detecting the connection of the new device to the network, to which the network device is already connected; the network device for sending a network identifier, which is associated with the network, to the new device in response to the network device detecting the connection; the new device for identifying a set of configuration settings associated with the network identifier; and the new device for using the set of configuration settings to configure the data processing system for operation on the network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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