Patent ID: 7634283

Claim:
A wireless communication network comprising: a server including a wireless port; a number of native network devices, each of said native network devices comprising a first wireless port structured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless port of said server and a second port; a non-native network device comprising a wireless port structured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless port of said server; an adapter; and a fob comprising: a portable housing, a first wireless port structured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless port of said server, a second port structured to communicate with the second port of one of said native network devices when the second port of said fob engages or is proximate to said second port of one of said native network devices, and a processor operatively associated with the first wireless port and the second port of said fob, said processor being structured to receive engagement or proximity information from the second port of said fob, and to send information to the wireless port of said server from the first wireless port of said fob, said sent information pertaining to one of said native network devices or said non-native network device, wherein said adapter is structured to engage or be proximate to the second port of said fob when connecting said non-native network device to said wireless communication network, wherein the second port of said fob is structured to sense said adapter when the second port of said fob engages or is proximate to said adapter, and wherein the second port of said fob is not structured to sense said non-native network device.