Patent ID: 7327701

Claim:
A method of managing electronic devices comprising: providing a main server including software for managing network resources from a single point of administration; receiving at said main server wireless data packets from a plurality of wireless electronic devices; determining a registered device among said plurality of wireless electronic devices; wirelessly connecting said registered device to said main server to create a wireless local area network (LAN); and managing said registered device using said software, wherein said registered device comprises at least one of an appliance, an environmental control device, and an entertainment device; wherein said step of determining comprises determining a registered device based on a unique identifier of the registered device that is included in the wireless data packet received from the registered device; wherein said step of determining a registered device based on a unique identifier included in the wireless data packet comprises: identifying a transmit frequency of the wireless data packet; and comparing said transmit frequency to a network device list to determine if the frequency is associated with a registered device.