A medical device operable to: initiate communications over a wireless communication link from the medical device to a remotely located management resource; and support first functionality and second functionality, the medical device further operable to: access configuration information assigned to the medical device; and the configuration information indicating that the medical device is assigned a lock mode in which the medical device requires confirmation by the remotely located management resource that the medical device resides within a corresponding private network to execute the second functionality; and in response to receiving authorization from the remotely located management resource: enable both the first functionality and the second functionality in the medical device; and in response to detecting denial of authorization during a condition in which the medical device attempts authorization of the medial device while the medical device operates in a foreign wireless network outside the corresponding private network: enable the first functionality and prevent use of the second functionality in the medical device; and in response to being unable to communicate with the remotely located management resource to obtain authorization: provide the same level of functionality (F1, F3) provided the last time it was granted that authorization. initiate communications over a wireless communication link from the medical device to a remotely located management resource; and support first functionality and second functionality, the medical device further operable to: access configuration information assigned to the medical device; and the configuration information indicating that the medical device is assigned a lock mode in which the medical device requires confirmation by the remotely located management resource that the medical device resides within a corresponding private network to execute the second functionality; and in response to receiving authorization from the remotely located management resource: enable both the first functionality and the second functionality in the medical device; and in response to detecting denial of authorization during a condition in which the medical device attempts authorization of the medial device while the medical device operates in a foreign wireless network outside the corresponding private network: enable the first functionality and prevent use of the second functionality in the medical device; and in response to being unable to communicate with the remotely located management resource to obtain authorization: provide the same level of functionality (F1, F3) provided the last time it was granted that authorization. access configuration information assigned to the medical device; and the configuration information indicating that the medical device is assigned a lock mode in which the medical device requires confirmation by the remotely located management resource that the medical device resides within a corresponding private network to execute the second functionality; and in response to receiving authorization from the remotely located management resource: enable both the first functionality and the second functionality in the medical device; and in response to detecting denial of authorization during a condition in which the medical device attempts authorization of the medial device while the medical device operates in a foreign wireless network outside the corresponding private network: enable the first functionality and prevent use of the second functionality in the medical device; and in response to being unable to communicate with the remotely located management resource to obtain authorization: provide the same level of functionality (F1, F3) provided the last time it was granted that authorization. enable the first functionality and prevent use of the second functionality in the medical device; and in response to being unable to communicate with the remotely located management resource to obtain authorization: provide the same level of functionality (F1, F3) provided the last time it was granted that authorization.