Patent ID: 7984191

Claim:
A connection unit for connection of a network of a first type to a network of a second type, wherein the connection unit is an electronic device, having logging-off means which, when the information relating to the change to an input parameter for a network station in the network of the first type is input, perform logging-off of the network station which relates to the input parameter in the network of the second type, the connection unit having conversion means for conversion of the changed input parameter to a format which is suitable for the network of the second type, and having logging on means which, after conversion of the input parameter, once again perform logging-on of the network station which relates to the changed input parameter in the network of the second type, wherein the logging-off and logging-on again means are adapted to carry out said logging-off and logging-on in accordance with the Simple Service Discovery Protocol SSDP, in particular using the ssdp::byebye logging-off message and the ssdp::alive logging-on message.