Patent ID: 7218615

Claim:
A method for configuring of a communication link-up for transmitting data through a data network, comprising: defining a Config message containing configuration data and configuration parameters that enable a primary network component and a secondary network component to access the data network, the primary network component having proxy capability being directly connected to the data network, and the secondary network component being indirectly connected to the data network via the primary network component, the Config message being defined as a configuration IP packet at an administration server, the administration server being directly connected to the data network; transmitting the Config message to the primary network component; automatically configuring the primary network component based on the Config message such that the primary network component can access the data network using access data belonging to the primary network component; forwarding of the Config message via the primary network component to the secondary network component; and automatically self-configuring the secondary network component with respect to accessing the data network via the primary network component, such that the secondary network component can access the data network using the access data of the primary network component, and the primary network component is a default gateway for the secondary network component.