Device arrangement and method for implementing a data transfer network used in remote control of properties

A home control network key (42, 42b) for actuators in a property, comprising

• network interface elements, which comprise input/output means (424, 425, 426, 426b, 427, 428) for network interfaces (3, 4)
• a processor (422, 422b) and
• a memory (423, 423b), which contains computer program code
• wherein the processor, the memory and the computer program code stored therein are configured to
• send at times a poll to a home control network server (21), in which it is asked whether a home control network device (61) predetermined to be a network terminal pair of the home control network key (42, 42b), with which home control network device the home control network key (42, 42b) is only allowed to communicate, is connected to the data transfer network, and if it is, then
• make a connection (201) to the home control network server (21) and to request (204) the routing information of the home control network device (61) from the home control network server (21) in order to establish a virtual private network to the home control network device (61)
• receive the routing information of the home control network device (61) from the home control network server (21) and
• start with several known establishing methods of a virtual private network an establishing process of an end-to-end data transfer connection in order to provide at least one virtual private network (55) with the home control network device (61).

A home control network device (61) for actuators in a property, comprising

• network interface elements, which comprise input/output means (624, 625, 626, 627, 628) for network interface (5)
• a processor (622) and
• a memory (623), which contains computer program code
• wherein the processor, the memory and the computer program code stored therein are configured to
• send at times a poll to a home control network server (21), in which it is asked whether a home control network key (42, 42b) predetermined to be a network terminal pair of the home control network device (61), with which home control network key the home control network device (61) is only allowed to communicate, is connected to the data transfer network, and if it is,
• make a connection (201) to the home control network server (21) and to request (204) the routing information of the home control network key (42, 42b) from the home control network server (21) in order to establish a virtual private network to the home control network key (42, 42b)
• receive the routing information of the home control network key (42, 42b) from the home control network server (21) and
• start with several known establishing methods of a virtual private network an establishing process of an end-to-end data transfer connection in order to provide at least one virtual private network (55) with the home control network key (42, 42b).

A home control network server (21), comprising

• network interface elements, which comprise input/output means (614)
• a processor (612) and
• a memory (613), which contains computer program code,
• wherein
• the processor, the memory and the computer program code stored therein are configured to
• store in the memory of the home control network server an identification information of a network terminal pair (42, 42b, 61) formed by two network terminals, used for remote-controlling of a property
• receive from the network terminal pair (42, 42b, 61) the network path information determined by them
• receive from the first network terminal (42, 42a) the routing information request of its network terminal pair
• check, which is the other network terminal (61) functioning as the predetermined network terminal pair of the first network terminal that made the routing information request, with which second network terminal the first network terminal (42, 42a) is only allowed to communicate
• send the routing information of the network terminal pair both to the first network terminal (42, 42a) and the second network terminal (61), if they both are connected to the data transfer network
• receive cyberspace information in use in connection with the network terminal pair (42, 42b, 61) and to send the allowed cyberspace information to the home control network device (61) and
• release the data transfer connection to the network terminal pair (42, 42a, 61), when at least one direct virtual private network (55) has been successfully established between the network terminal pair (42, 42a, 61).

A computer program comprising computer program code means stored on a computer-readable storage means for providing home control network device functions, comprising code means for determining the routing information from a home control network key (42, 42b) to the Internet (2), wherein the computer program further comprises:

• code means for sending at times a poll to a home control network server (21), in which it is asked whether a home control device (61) with which the home control network key (42, 42a) forms a predetermined terminal pair, the members of which are allowed to communicate only with each other, is connected to the data transfer network, and if it is, then
• code means for making a connection (201) to the home control network server (21) and for requesting (204) the routing information of the home control network device (61) from the home control network server (21) in order to establish a virtual private network to the home control network device (61)
• code means for receiving the routing information of the home control network device (61) from the home control network server (21) and
• code means for starting with several known establishing methods of a virtual private network an establishing process of an end-to-end data transfer connection in order to provide at least one virtual private network (55) with the home control network device (61).

A computer program comprising computer program code means stored on a computer-readable storage means for providing home control network device functions, comprising code means for determining the routing information from a home control network device (61) to the Internet (2), wherein the computer program further comprises:

• code means for sending at times a poll to a home control network server (21), in which it is asked whether a home control key (42, 42b) with which the home control network device (61) forms a predetermined terminal pair, the members of which are allowed to communicate only with each other, is connected to the data transfer network, and if it is,
• code means for making a connection (201) to the home control network server (21) and to request (204) the routing information of the home control network key (42, 42b) from the home control network server (21) in order to establish a virtual private network to the home control network key (42, 42b)
• code means for receiving the routing information of the home control network key (42, 42b) from the home control network server (21) and
• code means for starting with several known establishing methods of a virtual private network an establishing process of an end-to-end data transfer connection in order to provide at least one virtual private network (55) with the home control network key (42, 42b).