Patent ID: 8769056
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A device connected to a data network, the data network comprising a domain name server and a parameter server, the device adapted to execute the following steps: storing, in the device, a domain name assigned to the device and an address information for connecting to the domain name server; transmitting a request message to the domain name server corresponding to the stored address information, the request message includes the domain name; receiving a response message from the domain name server comprising a data record, the data record contains an IP address of the parameter server or the data record contains a fully qualified domain name of the parameter server; using the IP address of the parameter server or the fully qualified domain name of the parameter server to set up a connection to the parameter server and to request parameters for configuring the device from the parameter server; and receiving parameters to configure the device from the parameter server as a response to the request for the parameters.