Patent ID: 8261322

Claim:
A computer-implemented system that facilitates configuration of a home network, comprising: a web-based service portal comprising: an authentication component configured to establish a trusted communication link between the web-based service portal and at least one device, wherein the at least one device is pre-configured with information to establish the trusted communication link; a home control user interface component configured to: provide a graphical representation of the home network, receive information comprising available settings, default settings and configurable settings of the at least one device from the at least one device, and receive user input regarding configuration information related to the configurable settings of the at least one device; logic configured to ensure that the configuration information received from the user will not cause conflicts with general network settings and settings of the at least one device; and, a device provisioning component configured to discover and configure the at least one device based, at least in part, upon the configuration information received from the home control user interface component of the web-based service portal, wherein the device provisioning component is further configured to store an association between the at least one device, the home network and the user, wherein the web-based service portal is Internet-based.