Device, system, and method for the automatic configuration of a network communications device

A device comprising:

• a programmable cable comprising a first end directly connectable to and communicable with a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a second end connectable to a network communications device comprising a subscriber identity module (SIM), said programmable cable adapted to communicatively couple said PLC and said network communications device, the network communications device further couplable to a user interface device;
• said programmable cable adapted to store at least one of a plurality of configuration parameters, the plurality of configuration parameters comprising a mode switch parameter adapted to cause a mode switch of said programmable cable to select between a Freeport mode and a PPI mode, said mode switch distinct from said PLC, a memory of said programmable cable distinct from said PLC;
• said programmable cable adapted to automatically configure the network communications device by communicating the at least one of the plurality of configuration parameters and a PIN number associated with the SIM to the network communications device, said PIN number required by said SIM to activate service and enable the network communications device to function.

A method comprising the activities of:

• providing a programmable cable comprising a first end and a second end, the first end directly connectable to a programmable logic controller (PLC), the second end connectable to a cellular telephone modem comprising a subscriber identity module (SIM), a user interface device couplable to a network comprising the programmable cable, the PLC, and the cellular telephone modem, said programmable cable adapted to communicatively couple said PLC and said cellular telephone modem, said programmable cable adapted to store a PIN number associated with the SIM, said PIN number required by said SIM to activate service and enable the cellular telephone modem to function, and a plurality of configuration parameters, the plurality of configuration parameters comprising a mode switch parameter adapted to cause a mode switch of said programmable cable to select between a Freeport mode and a PPI mode, said mode switch distinct from said PLC, a memory of said programmable cable distinct from said PLC;
• and
• automatically configuring the cellular telephone modem by the programmable cable.

A method comprising the activities of:

• providing a programmable cable comprising a first end operatively connectable to a network and a second end operatively connectable to a network communications device comprising a subscriber identity module (SIM), a user interface device operatively couplable to said network comprising the programmable cable, a programmable logic controller (PLC), and the network communications device;
• and
• automatically communicating from the programmable cable to the network communications device a PIN number associated with the SIM, said PIN number required by said SIM to activate service and enable the network communications device to function, and at least one of a plurality of configuration parameters, the plurality of configuration parameters comprising a mode switch parameter adapted to cause a mode switch of said programmable cable to select between a Freeport mode and a PPI mode, said mode switch distinct from said PLC, a memory of said programmable cable distinct from said PLC.