Patent ID: 8112506

Claim:
A system for automatically setting up configurations of a home network, the system comprising: a setting information managing device, placed within an individual home, for collecting and managing setting information associated with configurations of the home network, wherein the setting information managing device shares the setting information with a remote setting information management server or another setting information managing device, wherein the setting information manager device comprises: a setting information storage unit for storing setting information and a list of a device, a network, a management system and an application service within the home network; a user error-management record storage unit for recording error information and user's error management details on an error; a setting information inquiry unit for inquiring required setting information to an external device right after initialization of the management system or in occurrence of configuration change; a server transmission unit for transmitting the setting information and an error management record to the setting information management server when the setting information is changed or a new error management record is generated; and a setting information sharing unit for allowing a setting information managing device within another home to access the setting information and the error management record.