Patent ID: 8705380

Claim:
A method for determining an installation of a telephony adaptor for communicating with a communication network, comprising: identifying, via a processor of a personal computer connected to a local area network, the telephony adaptor within the local area network, wherein the identifying comprises: sending an address resolution protocol request for the telephony adaptor, wherein the sending comprises the personal computer sending the address resolution protocol request to a local area network internet protocol address predefined by a provider of the communication network for the telephony adaptor, wherein the local area network internet protocol address predefined by the provider of the communication network is a configurable parameter that is specified by the provider and set by a manufacturer of the telephony adaptor; receiving a node address of the telephony adaptor; and comparing the node address to a pre-defined list of node addresses that are supported; and determining, via the processor of the personal computer connected to the local area network, the telephony adaptor is installed in accordance with an approved configuration topography for telephony adaptors that is predefined within the local area network, wherein the approved configuration topography specifies where the telephony adaptor is located in the local area network and how the telephony adaptor is connected to another device via a port of the another device.