A method implemented by an operative set of processor executable instructions configured for execution by a processor, the method comprising: determining if a monitoring client is connected to a patient-care device through a physical connection; establishing a first communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device through the physical connection; updating an interface program on the monitoring client through the first communications link from the patient-care device if the interface program is not a latest version or if the interface program does not have all of a plurality of ready-for-release software patches and/or updates; establishing a second communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device using the first communications link; and communicating data from the patient-care device to the monitoring client using the second communications link, wherein the act of establishing the second communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device using the first communications link comprises: determining if the patient-care device is in a paired condition with another monitoring client; interrupting, if necessary, any paired condition between the another monitoring client and the patient-care device; generating, using the patient-care device, a configuration file; communicating the configuration file from the patient-care device to the monitoring client using the first communications link; reading, by the monitoring client, the configuration file received from the patient-care device; and pairing the patient-care device to the monitoring client for wireless communications to establish the second communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device in accordance with the configuration file. determining if a monitoring client is connected to a patient-care device through a physical connection; establishing a first communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device through the physical connection; updating an interface program on the monitoring client through the first communications link from the patient-care device if the interface program is not a latest version or if the interface program does not have all of a plurality of ready-for-release software patches and/or updates; establishing a second communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device using the first communications link; and communicating data from the patient-care device to the monitoring client using the second communications link, wherein the act of establishing the second communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device using the first communications link comprises: determining if the patient-care device is in a paired condition with another monitoring client; interrupting, if necessary, any paired condition between the another monitoring client and the patient-care device; generating, using the patient-care device, a configuration file; communicating the configuration file from the patient-care device to the monitoring client using the first communications link; reading, by the monitoring client, the configuration file received from the patient-care device; and pairing the patient-care device to the monitoring client for wireless communications to establish the second communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device in accordance with the configuration file. determining if the patient-care device is in a paired condition with another monitoring client; interrupting, if necessary, any paired condition between the another monitoring client and the patient-care device; generating, using the patient-care device, a configuration file; communicating the configuration file from the patient-care device to the monitoring client using the first communications link; reading, by the monitoring client, the configuration file received from the patient-care device; and pairing the patient-care device to the monitoring client for wireless communications to establish the second communications link between the monitoring client and the patient-care device in accordance with the configuration file.