Patent ID: 7822832
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring a target device comprising the steps of: identifying a target device connectable to a computer network; identifying on said network one or a plurality of groups of peer devices which employ configuration settings similar to configuration settings used by the target device; for each of said groups of peer devices, receiving input from the target device as to whether the target device is to be included as a member of the group; for each group of which the target device is to be included as a member, identifying one or a plurality of default parameters associated with the group, such that each default parameter describes a configuration setting determined to be suitable as a default setting for the configuration to which it relates based on a determination that it is commonly used by members of the group; presenting each of said default parameters to the target device; for each default parameter presented to the target device, wherein the step of identifying a target device connectable to a network comprises at least the steps of: the identification on said network of one or a plurality of groups of peer devices which employ configuration settings similar to configuration settings used by the target device is made with reference to said context, said target device configuration settings, and said identification of configuration settings subject to change to conform to default parameters.