Convergent Network Node with the Automatic Reconfiguration Capability

A method of communicating, the method comprising:

• determining a presence of a wired communication media;
• determining whether the wired communication media satisfies a criterion;
• in response to determining the wired communication media does satisfy the criterion, configuring a wireless communication interface to function as a wireless access point, and communicating over the wired communication media;
• and
• in response to determining the wired communication media does not satisfy the criterion, configuring the wireless communication interface to function as a wireless client.

A device comprising:

• a docking station interface;
• a wireless communication interface;
• a user interface;
• wherein the docking station interface includes an interface for communicating information over a wired communication network;
• wherein the wireless communication interface includes functionality to operate as a wireless access point and functionality to operate as a wireless client;
• and
• wherein the device is configured to automatically switch, without requiring user input, between operating the wireless communication interface as the wireless access point and operating the wireless communication interface as the wireless client in response to detecting a condition.