Patent ID: 8343235

Claim:
A method of theft prevention of communication devices used in a communication network, the method comprising: registering a communication device deployed at a location that is communicatively coupled to the communication network, wherein said registering uses at least one registration information associated with said location, wherein said registering comprises entering the device serial ID number of the communication device associated with said location where the communication device is registered if the device is to be used only at said location where the communication device is registered, and wherein said registering comprises entering the device serial ID number of the communication device, a user name and a password if the communication device is to be used at another location that is separate and distinct from said location wherein the communication device is registered; receiving validation information relating to the communication device, the validation information entered via the communication device; and determining whether the communication device is authorized for use in the communication network, based on at least the validation information entered via the communication device.