Patent ID: 8447014

Claim:
A method for configuring a data network having a plurality of data network connectors, the data network connectors being configurable to communicate an identifier or location information to a voice server to facilitate accurate location of emergency callers on the data network, the method comprising: for each of a plurality of data network connectors, determining an identifier or location information to be associated with the data network connector, whereby the data network connector is operable to communicate its identifier or location information in connection with an emergency call placed through the data network connector; establishing or updating a database of location information for the plurality of data network connectors, the database being accessible by a voice server whereby the voice server can access specific location information upon receipt of an emergency call and upon receiving an identifier or location information from the data network connector through which the emergency call was placed; and reading, using a programming laptop, an identifier from the plurality of data network connectors, and storing location information in the database for each of the plurality of data network connectors; wherein said reading comprises using a barcode scanner with the programming laptop to input location information from a barcode on a building floor plan or from a physical location in the building.