Client-centered WEP settings on a LAN
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorGary E. Sullivan
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Abstract
A method of integrating setting up a residential gateway or access point and setting up a client network adapter into a single software process. The method eliminates inconsistent and confusing terminology and methods of interfacing different client adapter setups with different residential gateways and access points by using a common user interface.
Claims21
A method of changing configurations for a computer network, comprising:
- programming a residential gateway or access point;
- programming a client network adapter which corresponds to the residential gateway or access point,
- wherein the setting up of the client network adapter and the setting up of the residential gateway or access point is performed through a single software program.
A program of instructions storable on a medium readable by an information handling system to seamlessly setup a network connection, the steps comprising:
- code for setting up a residential gateway or access point;
- code for setting up a client network adapter which corresponds to the residential gateway or access point,
- wherein the code for setting up the residential gateway or access point and the code for setting up the client network adapter is a single integrated program.
A method of facilitating setting up a computer to a network, comprising:
- setting up components internal to the computer;
- and
- setting up components external to the computer,
- wherein the method is performed through a single integrated software program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.