Patent ID: 7571223

Claim:
A method for programming an application computer accessible to a user via a first network to perform a service for the user, said method comprising the steps of: providing a management computer that includes a management program adapted to configure and reconfigure the application computer, a program code server including a plurality of computer program codes, and a multiport switch for connecting the management computer, the program code server, the application computer and the first network, wherein a first plurality of ports of the multiport switch are assigned to the management computer, a second plurality of ports of the multiport switch are assigned to the application computer, a third plurality of ports of the multiport switch are assigned to the program code server, a fourth plurality of ports of the multiport switch are assigned to the first network; configuring the multiport switch to form a management VLAN 3 and assigning an “a” port of each of the second and third plurality of ports to the management VLAN 3 by the management program within said management computer such that the application computer and the program code server are connected to the management computer via the management VLAN 3 ; configuring the multiport switch to form a VLAN 2 and reassigning the “a” port of the second plurality of ports to the VLAN 2 by the management program within the management computer such that the application computer is connected to the management computer via the VLAN 2 ; rebooting the application computer by the management program within the management computer; configuring the multiport switch to form a download VLAN 1 and reassigning the “a” port of the second plurality of ports to the download VLAN 1 by the management program within the management computer such that the application computer is connected to the program code server via the VLAN 1 and at the same time taking control of the program code server via a management VLAN 3 by the management program within the management computer; selecting an application program code on the program code server to download and downloading the application program code from the program code server to the application computer via the download VLAN 1 by the management program within the management computer; reassigning the “a” port of second plurality of ports to VLAN 2 by the management program within the management computer such that the application computer is connected to the management computer via the VLAN 2 ; and completing configuration of the application computer by the management program within the management computer.