Method of setting network, server apparatus using the method, and network system including the server apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsDae-dong Kim, Ji-won Chun
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Abstract
A method of setting a network quickly includes: storing network setting information corresponding to a network connection device included in an individual household in a database of a predetermined server apparatus; transmitting unique device information of the network connection device to the predetermined server apparatus; detecting the network setting information corresponding to the unique device information from the database and transmitting the detected network setting information to the network connection device; and performing network setting needed to form a network in the individual household by using the network setting information.
Claims18
A method of setting a network, the method comprising:
- storing, in a database of a predetermined server apparatus, network setting information relating to a type of network service and corresponding to a gateway for connecting to a predetermined network, the gateway being included in an individual household;
- transmitting unique device information of the gateway to the predetermined server apparatus;
- detecting the network setting information corresponding to the unique device information from the database and transmitting the detected network setting information to the gateway;
- performing network setting needed to form a network in the individual household by using the network setting information;
- requesting a predetermined authentication server for authentication, wherein the requesting is performed by the gateway;
- in response to the request, performing authentication for allowing access to the predetermined server apparatus, wherein the authentication is performed by the authentication server;
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- when the authentication is completed, allocating an IP address for accessing the predetermined sever apparatus and transmitting the IP address to the gateway.
A server apparatus for performing network setting needed to form a network in an individual household, the server apparatus comprising:
- a database that stores network setting information relating to a type of network service and corresponding to a gateway for connecting to a predetermined network;
- a service server that receives unique device information of the gateway, detects network setting information corresponding to the unique device information in the database, and transmits the detected network setting information to the gateway;
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- an authentication server that performs authentication by determining whether the gateway has the right to access the service server, and when the authentication is completed, allocates an IP address for connecting to the service server to the gateway.
A network system comprising:
- gateway for connecting to a predetermined network, wherein the gateway requests for network setting information relating to a type of network service and by transmitting unique device information of the gateway to a predetermined server apparatus and performs network setting based on the network setting information received in response to the request;
- the predetermined server apparatus that stores network setting information relating to a type of network service and corresponding to the gateway, the gateway being included in an individual household, in a database that is internally installed, detects the network setting information corresponding to the unique device information in the database in response to the request, and transmits the detected network setting information to the gateway;
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- an authentication server that performs authentication by determining whether the gateway has the right to access the predetermined server, and when the authentication is completed, allocates an IP address for connecting to the predetermined server to the gateway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.