Patent ID: 7934993

Claim:
A system for configuring and authenticating a progressive game network, the system comprising: a plurality of gaming devices, the plurality of gaming devices being associated with a predetermined number of licensed gaming devices; a progressive controller coupled to the plurality of gaming devices, the progressive controller comprising: memory configured with machine readable code stored thereon; a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to read and execute the machine readable code, the machine readable code configured to: control access from a secondary computer to the progressive controller using a logon routine; and in response to a successful logon, present a plurality of interface pages using an HTML capable browser, wherein the interface pages permit modification of a plurality of progressive controller configuration settings; and a key interface integrated within the progressive controller and configured to use a programming key to enable modifications to a plurality of progressive controller configuration settings and a run key to enable operation of the predetermined number of licensed gaming devices of the plurality of gaming devices coupled with the progressive game network, wherein the key interface is configured to receive only one of the programming key and the run key at a time.