Patent ID: 8356091

Claim:
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising: obtaining network information associated with establishing a network among a group of communication devices; storing the network information in a base unit; providing the network information to a plurality of network set-up devices removably connected to the base unit, wherein the network information comprises network administration privileges to facilitate communication with the base unit, wherein each of the plurality of network set-up devices is connectable with a communication device of the group of communication devices to provide at least a portion of the network information to the communication device, and wherein the network is established based at least in part on the supplied portions of the network information; monitoring a distance of each of the plurality of network set-up devices from the base unit according to a signal strength of a radio frequency signal; determining that a network set-up device is out of a desired communication range of the base unit according to the monitored distance of each of the plurality of network set-up devices, wherein the desired communication range is based on a desired distance between the plurality of network set-up devices and the base unit, and wherein the desired distance maintains a desired quality of network service between the base unit and the communication devices; and asserting an alarm at the base unit to indicate that the network set-up device is out of range.