Patent ID: 8176112

Claim:
A method, comprising: downloading a home network management application to a multimedia applications gateway operating in a home network; receiving a water pressure measurement in a water heater at the home network management application; receiving a water temperature in the water heater at the home network management application; receiving a thermostat setting in the water heater at the home network management application; determining the water pressure drops below a threshold value; determining a leak in the water heater when a pressure rate of change exceeds a threshold pressure rate value; increasing the thermostat setting to recover a desired water temperature in the water heater; determining the water temperature drops below the desired water temperature; reducing the water pressure to recover the desired water temperature; detecting an error code indicating an error occurring in the home network; sending an alert from the multimedia applications gateway to an external network controller that describes a port of a router experiencing the error code occurring in the home network; and receiving an instruction at the multimedia applications gateway to disable the port of the router.