JP2003298653A - Method and system for initializing communication equipment and communication-related equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily initialize communication equipment or the like without requiring extra expenses or complicated work. <P>SOLUTION: A system integrator (SI) 11 prepares information on repeater 20 such as product No., delivery, installation, a configuration file, and an equipment ID in response to a solution request from a subscriber station, and transmits the information on delivery, installation and the configuration file to a management center station 16. The station 16 previously stores these information and information on delivery, installation and an equipment ID received from a mobile communication device 17 as associated with each other. The station 16 searches for these pieces of information based on the information on the equipment ID received from the repeater 20, extracts an associated configuration file, and transmits it to the repeater 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device and a communication-related device for initializing a communication device or a communication-related device (hereinafter referred to as "communication device or the like") installed in a subscriber station of a network. The present invention relates to an initial setting method and its system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Solution requirements for conventional communication devices and communication-related devices are, for example, VPN (Virtual)
Private Network) Subscriber Station to SI
When the management center station, which is (System Integrator) 11, receives this SI, as shown in FIG.
SE (System Engineer) creates ordering information such as the product model number of the corresponding communication device, such as the router 10, and notifies the distribution center 12. In the distribution center 12 that has received this notification, the delivery person 13 sends the delivery slip 13 together with the slip 14 in which information such as the delivery destination and the request source is described.
The ordered router 10 was delivered from the distribution center 12 to the subscriber station 15 which is a customer.

After the delivery to the subscriber station is completed, CE (Cu
Storm engineer goes to the customer's subscriber station, and with the management center station, the initial setting of the router installed in this subscriber station, for example, connecting the bases of terminal devices such as personal computers via VPN. If you want to
ID of each router that is an inter-network connection device
Settings such as (Identifier: recognition information) were made.

[0004]

However, in this conventional method, since the CE, who is a network-related engineer, visits the customer to set the router, it takes time for the subscriber to start using the device, which is quick. There was a problem that various devices could not be used. Further, in general, the dispatch cost of CE is high, and if the cost is paid by the subscriber, the cost of the subscriber becomes large, the financial burden becomes high, and the purchasing power also decreases. there were.

It is also possible to perform initial setting of the router in the distribution center 12 when the equipment is selected in the distribution center 12, but in this case, the distribution center
In addition to inventory management, which is the original task, a setting information file (configuration f) for this initial setting
ile), delivery destination, device ID information, etc. need to be managed. For this reason, in the physical distribution center, since information management becomes complicated, there is a situation that the above-described initial setting of the router is unwilling.

Further, in this case, in addition to the original work of the SI, it is necessary for the SI to secure a surplus inventory of the product and perform the function of the distribution center by itself. There is a problem in that information management is required, which results in additional management costs for asset and inventory management.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and does not require extra expense or complicated work.
An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for initializing a communication device and a communication-related device that can easily initialize the communication device and the like.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a subscriber station that communicates via a wide area network and a management center station that manages a communication device and the like are provided to the subscriber. In the initial setting method of the communication device and the communication related device for performing the initial setting of the communication device installed in the station,
A reading step of reading at least delivery information to the subscriber station and placement information and recognition information of the communication apparatus from an information holding medium attached to the communication apparatus or the like delivered from the distribution center to the subscriber station; A wireless transmission step of wirelessly transmitting the read information to the management center station,
The installed communication device or the like connects to the management center station via the wide area network based on the connection information stored in advance, transmits the identification information of the device stored in advance, and sets the initial setting. A transmission request step of requesting transmission of setting information for receiving the wirelessly transmitted information,
And when receiving the transmission request from the communication device or the like identified by the recognition information, the setting information for initial setting of the corresponding communication device or the like based on the received information,
And a transmitting step of transmitting to a communication device or the like of the subscriber station via the wide area network.

According to the present invention, the delivery information, the arrangement information, and the recognition information held in the information holding medium attached to the delivered communication device or the like are read and wirelessly transmitted to the management center station by using the mobile communication means. The management center station transmits the setting information for initial setting based on the information and the recognition information transmitted by the communication device when the power is turned on.
Initialization of the communication device or the like is easily performed by transmitting the data to the communication device or the like via a wide area network to enable the initial setting.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, in the initial setting method of the communication device and the communication-related device, in response to a solution request from the subscriber station,
A step of creating product model number information, delivery information, layout information, setting information, and recognition information of the corresponding communication device, and product model number information, delivery information, and layout among the created information The method further includes a first notifying step of notifying the distribution center of information, and a second notifying step of notifying the management center station of delivery information, placement information and recognition information of the created information. Characterize.

According to the present invention, a product such as a communication device is selected according to the solution information from the subscriber station, and the product model number information of the communication device or the like, the delivery information, the arrangement information, and the setting information. And by creating the recognition information and notifying the distribution center of the product model number information, the delivery information and the placement information, and the management center station of the delivery information, the placement information and the recognition information among these pieces of information, the subscriber The collation with the recognition information transmitted from the communication device delivered to the station is facilitated.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, in the wireless transmission step, the read information is once wirelessly transmitted to the distribution center, and the distribution center receives the delivery information and the communication device from the received information. It is characterized in that only the arrangement information and the recognition information such as is extracted and transmitted to the management center station.

According to the present invention, the information read from the delivered communication device or the like includes the information necessary for the distribution center and the information necessary for the management center station. Send to
Therefore, by transmitting only necessary information at the management center station, the management center station can easily recognize the information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the information holding medium is a medium in which the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information are displayed by using at least one of character and graphic information, and the reading is performed. In the step, each of the above information is read by OCR.

According to the present invention, the information holding medium displays the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information by the character or graphic information, and the information is read by the OCR possessed by the delivery person to manage the information. It facilitates the transmission of information to the center station.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the information holding medium is a medium in which the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information are displayed in a bar code, and in the reading step, each of the information is bar-coded. It is characterized by reading with a code reader.

According to the present invention, the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information are displayed by the bar code, and the information is sent to the management center station by reading the above information with the bar code reader possessed by the delivery person. Facilitates transmission.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the information holding medium is a magnetic recording medium in which the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information are recorded as magnetic information. It is characterized in that each magnetic information is read by a magnetic header device.

According to the present invention, the delivery information, the placement information, and the recognition information are recorded by the magnetic recording medium, and the magnetic information is read by the magnetic header device possessed by the delivery person. It facilitates the transmission of information.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the information holding medium is an audio recording medium in which the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information are recorded as voice information. It is characterized in that each voice information is read by a voice recognition device.

According to the present invention, the delivery information, the arrangement information, and the recognition information are recorded by the voice recording medium, and the information is transmitted to the management center station by reading the delivery information, the arrangement information, and the recognition information by the voice recognition device possessed by the delivery person. Making it easy.

According to claim 8 of the present invention, in the above invention, the delivery information includes at least destination information of the subscriber station, and the recognition information includes at least a serial number of a communication device of the subscriber station. It is characterized by

According to the present invention, the delivery information includes the destination information for specifying the subscriber station, and the recognition information includes the serial number for specifying the communication device and the like. By doing so, the management center station can easily recognize the communication device or the like that makes a request for initial setting, and can quickly transmit the corresponding setting information for initial setting.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the setting information for the initial setting is information for VPN setting, and a filter for specifying the type of packet permitted to communicate in the wide area network. It is characterized by comprising at least one of information, operational management information and route information.

According to the present invention, V which requires initial setting
Information for PN setting, filter information for specifying the type of packet permitted to communicate in the wide area network, operational management information (for example, management information regarding access permission of the host in the authentication method) and route information. It can be used for setting such as.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a subscriber station which communicates via a wide area network, and a management center station which manages communication devices and the like. In an initial setting system of a communication device and a communication-related device for performing initial setting of a communication device installed in a central office, from an information holding medium attached to the communication device delivered to the subscriber station from a distribution center, At least the delivery information of the subscriber, the arrangement information and the recognition information of the communication device and the like are read, and mobile communication means for wirelessly transmitting the read information to the management center station is provided. When installed in the subscriber station, the management center station has a storage unit for storing connection information and identification information of the own device. When installed in the subscriber station, the identification information is transmitted and a setting for initial setting is made. The management center station sends information for initial setting of the corresponding communication device based on the received delivery information, placement information and recognition information of the subscriber to the wide area network. There is provided an initial setting system for a communication device and a communication-related device, characterized in that the initial setting system transmits the communication device to the communication device of the subscriber station via the communication device.

According to the present invention, the delivery information read from the information holding medium attached to the delivered communication device or the like,
The arrangement information and the recognition information are read by, for example, the mobile communication means possessed by the delivery person and wirelessly transmitted to the management center station. At the management center station, the information and the recognition information transmitted by the communication device when the power is turned on. By transmitting the setting information for the initial setting to the communication device or the like via the wide area network based on the above and enabling the initial setting, the initial setting of the communication device or the like is easily performed.

In the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the initial setting system for the communication device and the communication related device responds to a solution request from a subscriber station.
Creation means for creating the product model number information of the corresponding communication device or the like, the delivery information, the arrangement information and the setting information, and the product model number information of the created information,
A first notifying means for notifying the distribution center of delivery information and placement information, and a second notifying means for notifying the management center station of delivery information, placement information and recognition information of the created information. It is further characterized by being equipped.

According to the present invention, according to the solution information from the subscriber station, for example, a product such as a communication device is selected by SI and the product model number information of the communication device, the delivery information, the arrangement information, The setting information and the recognition information are created, and of these pieces of information, information on the product model number,
The delivery information and the placement information are notified to the distribution center, and the delivery information, the placement information and the recognition information are notified to the management center station, so that it can be easily compared with the recognition information transmitted from the communication device delivered to the subscriber station. To

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the above invention, the distribution center once receives the information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile communication means, and from the information, the delivery information and the arrangement information of the communication device and the like. Further, only the recognition information is extracted and transmitted to the management center station.

According to the present invention, the information read from the delivered communication device or the like is transmitted to the distribution center by the mobile communication means, and the distribution center needs the information received from the management center station. By transmitting only the delivery information, the placement information, and the recognition information, the management center station can easily recognize the information.

[0032]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a communication apparatus and a communication-related apparatus initial setting method and system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of FIGS. In the following drawings, the same components as those in FIG. 8 are designated by the same reference numerals for convenience of explanation.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of Embodiment 1 of an initial setting system according to the present invention.
In the figure, a management center station 16 is, for example, a manufacturer that manufactures a relay device for a product, is connected to the SI 11 and the router 23 that is the relay device by wire, and is also wirelessly connected to a mobile communication device 17 described later. There is. The routers 20 to 23 are installed in each subscriber station and are connected in a wide area network to construct a VPN. In this embodiment, the routers 20, 22, and 23 construct the first VPN,
21-23 have constructed the second VPN.

The SI 11 is, as shown in FIG. 2, a database 11a in which information on product model numbers such as communication devices, customer information such as customer addresses and names, setting information for initial setting of products, and the like are stored. The distribution center 12 and the management center station 16 are composed of an information creating unit 11b that creates predetermined information based on the information in the database 11a and an information notifying unit 11c that notifies the created information.
Connected with.

The distribution center 12 manages the inventory of products and delivers the products. As shown in FIG. 8, the delivery person 13 is the customer for the corresponding product (for example, the router 20) based on the instruction from the SI. It is delivered to the subscriber station 15. In this embodiment, the slip 14 attached to the product is
As shown in FIG. 3, delivery information B such as the customer's name and address.
In addition, the placement information C of this product is described. This placement information is composed of, for example, installation location information (indicating the number of floors such as the first floor and the second floor of the delivery destination) and information indicating the number of the equipment on that floor.

The delivery person 13 has a mobile communication device 17 having a built-in information reading means for reading character information and graphic information.
Possesses. When the delivery person 13 arrives at the customer, the delivery person 13 uses the mobile communication device 17 to deliver the delivery information B and the placement information C of the slip 14 and the device recognition information (for example, the device ID) attached to the router 20 of the product or its packaging. The serial number information E) is read and transmitted to the management center station 16.

Next, the initial setting operation in the initial setting system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the time chart of FIG. In the figure, in this SI 11, for example, in response to a solution request for building a VPN network system from a customer, the information creating unit 11b selects the router 20 as a relay device based on the information stored in the database 11a. The product model number information A of the selected router 20, customer delivery information B, placement information C, and setting information file D are created (see FIG. 5). Among the created information, the product model number information A, the delivery information B and the arrangement information C are notified to the distribution center 12 by the information notifying section 11c, and the delivery information B, the arrangement information C and the setting information file D are information notification. The management center station 16 is notified by the section 11c.

Incidentally, the management center station 16 may be operated by the manufacturer as in the above-described embodiment, or may be operated by the SI as in the conventional example. When the manufacturer also serves as the management center station 16 as in this embodiment, an information storage area for each customer is provided in the database of the manufacturer, for example, and the information fetched from SI 11 is stored in this information storage area. When the SI also serves as the management center station 16, the information B to D notified by the information notifying unit 11c is separately stored in the information storage area of each customer provided in the database 11a, for example. It becomes possible to do.

The management center station 16 having such a configuration is
Information B to D fetched from I11 and information B, C and E from the mobile communication device 17, which will be described later, are stored in the database in association with each other, and the setting information file D from the router 20 of the subscriber station 15 is stored in the database. The setting information file of the corresponding router is transmitted in response to the transmission request.

In the distribution center 12, when the SI 11 notifies the product model number information A, the delivery information B, and the arrangement information C, the delivery person is instructed to deliver the product, and the delivery person 13 joins the corresponding product 10. Delivery to the bureau 15 (Fig. 8
reference). When the delivery to the subscriber station 15 is completed, the delivery person 13 uses the mobile communication device 17 to obtain the delivery information B, the arrangement information C, and the device recognition information E described above from the management center station 1
6 wirelessly.

The router 20 has at least a memory for storing the device ID information E of its own device in advance, a communication section for performing data communication with each of the routers 21 to 23, and a control section for controlling the operations of these ( (Not shown).

In the subscriber station 15, when the router 20 is connected to the VPN and set, the router 20 transmits the device ID information E of its own device to the management center station 16 via the router 23, and the management center station 16 Returns the setting information file D to the subscriber station 15 as a response. That is, the initial setting operation of the router 20 and the management center station 16 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6. When the power of the router 20 of the subscriber station 15 is turned on (step 10
1), the router 20 connects to the management center station 16 based on the connection information with the management center station 16 stored in advance in the memory of the router itself (step 102).

Here, for example, this router 20 is an ISDN.
(Integrated Services Digi
tal Network: In the case of a router that can be connected to services, a direct management center station 1
In the case of a router that can connect to the telephone number 6 or connect to the CATV service, DHCP (Dynam)
ic Host Configuration Pro
connection may be performed by acquiring the IP address of the management center station 16 from the DHCP server.

Next, when the connection with the management center station 16 is completed, the router 20 transmits the device ID information E of its own device to the management center station 16 and requests the transmission of the setting information file D (step 103). .

The management center station 16 receives the received device I.
Based on the D information D, the setting data of the corresponding router (the setting information file D associated with the device ID information received from the mobile communication device 17) stored in the database in the own device is extracted, and the setting information file is extracted. Is created and the setting information file is sent to the router 20 that has received this transmission request (step 104).

When this setting information file is received, the control unit of the router 20 writes this setting information file in the memory (step 105) and switches to a new operation according to the data of the written file (step 1).
06). Then, the use as a router dedicated to the subscriber station 15 is started (step 107).

As described above, in this embodiment, the SI creates the product model number information of the router, the delivery information, the placement information, the setting information file, and the device ID information in response to the solution request from the customer. , The arrangement information and the setting information file are transmitted to the management center station, and the management center station stores the information in association with the delivery information, the arrangement information, and the device ID information fetched from the mobile communication device, and receives them from the router. Since these pieces of information are searched for based on the device ID information to be extracted and the corresponding setting information file is extracted and transmitted to the router, initial setting of the router can be easily performed without requiring complicated work. You can

Further, in this embodiment, the stock is kept in the distribution center as in the conventional case, and the distribution person can deliver the product to the subscriber station from the distribution center based on the instruction from the SI. It is possible to prevent the unnecessary cost from being taken because there is no need to secure inventory.

In this embodiment, among the information created by SI, the delivery information, the placement information, and the setting information file are
The delivery person notifies the management center station of the delivery information, the arrangement information, and the device ID information, and the router notifies the management center station of the device ID information. Therefore, the effect of facilitating the collation of the information at the management center station is also obtained. .

In this embodiment, the case of the setting information file for the VPN setting which requires the initial setting has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the types of packets permitted to communicate in a wide area network. It can be used for setting filter information for specifying network management information, operational management information, for example, management information related to host access permission in the authentication method, and route information. It is possible to deal with all the necessary setting information of the router.

(Second Embodiment) Since the delivery person belongs to the distribution center and delivers the product from the distribution center to the customer, the distribution center also has information to be acquired when the product is delivered. Further, at the management center station, since the person in charge of delivery reads the information from the slip, it is assumed that unnecessary information is included in the transmitted information.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in the configuration diagram of the initial setting system of FIG. 7, the information read and transmitted by the mobile communication device 17 is once received by the distribution center 12, and the information is From the distribution center 12, only the necessary delivery information B, arrangement information C, and device ID information E are transmitted from the distribution center 12 to the management center station 16.

That is, in the distribution center 12, for example, information on the delivery date and time of the router 20, which is a product, and the person in charge of delivery 13
Information and shipping fee information for products are also required.
These pieces of information are the delivery information B, the arrangement information C, and the device ID information E.
At the same time, it is wirelessly transmitted from the mobile communication device 17 to the distribution center 12.

Since the distribution center 12 has conventionally constructed a system for wirelessly communicating such information, the system is used to relay the delivery information B, the arrangement information C, and the device ID information E according to the present invention. It becomes possible to do.

As described above, in this embodiment, the information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile communication device is received by the management center station by relaying the information at the distribution center, so that the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. At the same time, the distribution center can acquire the necessary information, and the management center station can receive only the necessary delivery information, arrangement information, and device ID information.

The present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the delivery information written on the slip, the placement information, and the recognition information attached to the product are displayed by a barcode, and the mobile communication device carried by the delivery person has a built-in barcode reader, Can be read to facilitate the transmission of information to the management center station.

The delivery information, the placement information and the recognition information are recorded on a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic tape, and the mobile communication device carried by the delivery person has a built-in magnetic header device to read the information. By doing so, it is possible to facilitate the transmission of information to the management center station.

Further, the delivery information, the placement information and the recognition information are recorded as voice information on a voice recording medium, and a voice communication device such as a microphone is built in the mobile communication device carried by the person in charge of delivery, and the information is stored. It is also possible to read and facilitate the transmission of information to the management center station.

In this embodiment, the case where a router is used as the communication device has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and network home appliances such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as "personal computer") and a set top box (multi-purpose). The present invention can also be applied to a receiving device for media-compatible digital television broadcasting), a two-way CS television, an internet television, a telephone, and a facsimile (including a multifunction machine with a copying machine).

In the case of this personal computer, for example, a dealer or a person in charge of delivery transmits a serial number to the management center station using a mobile device, and when the power of this personal computer is turned on, the Internet is constructed from the management center station. It is also possible to make an initial setting to connect to a predetermined provider or set a mail address.

Further, in this set-top box and these televisions, it is possible to make an initial setting for contracting a channel to be distributed, for example. Furthermore, in a telephone (including a mobile telephone), it is possible to perform initial setting for receiving the supply of a telephone number.

Some facsimiles (including multi-function peripherals including copying machines) have a built-in system for transmitting failure information to the management center station. In such a case, the failure information is transmitted. It is also possible to make initial settings (error code settings, etc.). Further, the present invention can be applied to any device as long as it is a device equipped with a system for transmitting such failure information to a management center station and connected to a network.

The present invention is not limited to this, and can be used in, for example, an automobile. In recent years, ETC for automobiles
There is an increasing tendency to equip (automatic toll collection system) as standard equipment. In such a case, by notifying the management center station of the vehicle serial number, the initial setting for receiving this system from the management center station can be made. By doing so, it becomes possible to automatically perform billing on toll roads.

[0064]

As described above, according to the first and the tenth aspects of the present invention, the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information read from the information holding medium attached to the delivered communication device or the like are stored in the delivery person, for example. It is read by using the mobile communication means possessed by the user and wirelessly transmitted to the management center station. At the management center station, the setting for the initial setting is made based on this information and the recognition information transmitted by the communication device when the power is turned on. Since the information is transmitted to the communication device or the like via the wide area network to enable the initial setting, it is possible to easily perform the initial setting of the communication device or the like without requiring extra expense and complicated work. it can.

Further, according to claims 2 and 11 of the present invention, the product such as the communication device is selected by the creating means in accordance with the solution information from the subscriber station, and the information about the product model number of the communication device and the delivery. Information, the arrangement information, the setting information and the recognition information are created, and among these information,
The product number information, the delivery information and the placement information are sent from the first notifying means to the distribution center, and the delivery information, the placement information and the recognition information are sent from the second notifying means to the management center station. It is possible to facilitate the collation with the recognition information transmitted from the verified communication device or the like, and easily transmit the setting information for the initial setting to the verified communication device or the like.

According to the third and the twelfth aspects of the present invention, the information from the communication device read by the mobile communication means is once transmitted to the distribution center, and the information received here is required by the management center station. Since only the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information which are different from each other are transmitted again from the distribution center to the management center station, the distribution center can obtain the necessary information, and the management center station can also obtain the necessary delivery information, the arrangement information, Only device ID information can be received.

Further, in claims 4 to 7 of the present invention, the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information are constituted by any one of character or graphic information, a bar code, magnetic information and voice information, and these information are stored. Since it is read by each recognition device, it is possible to facilitate the transmission of information to the management center station.

Further, in this claim 8, the delivery information includes:
Since the identification information includes the destination information for specifying the subscriber station and the recognition information includes the serial number for specifying the communication device, the management center station makes a request for initial setting from the information. It becomes easy to recognize such as, and the setting information for the corresponding initial setting can be transmitted quickly.

Further, in claim 9 of the present invention, the setting information for the initial setting is the information for the VPN setting, the filter information for specifying the kind of the packet permitted to communicate in the wide area network, and the operation. Since it consists of at least one of the above management information and route information, it becomes possible to deal with all the setting information of the communication device and the like which requires initial setting when constructing the network.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of an initial setting system according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a management center station shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a slip attached to a product.

FIG. 4 is a time chart for explaining an initial setting operation in the initial setting system shown in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an example of information transmitted by the initial setting system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the initial setting operation of the router and the management center station shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a second embodiment of the initial setting system according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining an operation from product ordering to initial setting.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 SI 10, 20-23 router (product) 11a database 11b Information creation section 11c Information notification section 12 distribution centers 13 Delivery staff 14 slips 15 subscriber stations 16 Management Center Station 17 Mobile communication devices A Product model number information B delivery information C placement information D setting information file E Device recognition information (device ID information)

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A subscriber station that communicates via a wide area network,
Communication device or communication related device (hereinafter, "communication device, etc.")
In the initial setting method of a communication device and a communication-related device for performing initial setting of a communication device installed in the subscriber station with a management center station that manages A reading step of reading at least the delivery information to the subscriber station, the arrangement information and the recognition information of the communication device, etc. from the information holding medium attached to the communication device, etc., and the read information. Based on the wireless transmission process of wirelessly transmitting to the station and the connection information in which the installed communication device and the like are stored in advance, the device is connected to the management center station via the wide area network and stored in advance. A transmission request step of transmitting the recognition information and a transmission request of the setting information for initial setting, and receiving the wirelessly transmitted information and specifying the recognition information When the transmission request is received from the communication device, the setting information for initial setting of the corresponding communication device based on the received information is sent to the communication device of the subscriber station via the wide area network. And a transmission step of transmitting the communication device to a communication device and a communication-related device. 2. In the initial setting method of the communication device and the communication related device, in response to a solution request from the subscriber station, information on a product model number of the corresponding communication device, the delivery information, the placement information, A step of creating the setting information and the recognition information; a first notification step of notifying the distribution center of product model number information, delivery information, and arrangement information of the created information; and the created information. The communication device and the communication-related device initial setting method according to claim 1, further comprising a second notifying step of notifying the management center station of the delivery information, the placement information, and the recognition information. 3. In the wireless transmission step, the read information is wirelessly transmitted to the distribution center once, and the distribution center extracts only the delivery information, the arrangement information of the communication device, etc. and the recognition information from the received information. And transmitting to the management center station.
An initial setting method for a communication device and a communication-related device according to. 4. The information storage medium is a medium in which the delivery information, arrangement information and recognition information are displayed using at least one of character and graphic information, and in the reading step, each of the information is read by OCR. The communication device and the communication-related device initial setting method according to claim 1 or 2. 5. The information holding medium is a medium in which the delivery information, the arrangement information and the recognition information are displayed in a bar code, and in the reading step, each of the information is read by a bar code reader. Item 3. An initial setting method for a communication device and a communication-related device according to item 1 or 2. 6. The information holding medium comprises a magnetic recording medium in which the delivery information, the placement information and the recognition information are recorded as magnetic information, and in the reading step, each magnetic information is read by a magnetic header device. The communication device and the communication-related device initial setting method according to claim 1 or 2. 7. The information holding medium is a voice recording medium in which the delivery information, the placement information and the recognition information are recorded as voice information, and in the reading step, each voice information is read by a voice recognition device. The communication device and the communication-related device initial setting method according to claim 1 or 2. 8. The delivery information includes at least destination information of the subscriber station, and the recognition information includes at least a serial number of a communication device of the subscriber station. A method for initializing a communication device and a communication-related device according to any one of 1. 9. The setting information for the initial setting is VP.
The information for N setting, at least one of filter information for specifying the type of packet permitted to communicate in the wide area network, operational management information, and route information. 2. The method for initializing the communication device and the communication-related device according to 2. 10. A subscriber station that performs communication via a wide area network, and a management center station that manages communication devices, etc., and is installed in the subscriber station between the subscriber station and the management center station. In an initial setting system of a communication device and a communication-related device for initializing a communication device, at least the delivery of the subscriber from an information holding medium attached to the communication device delivered from the distribution center to the subscriber station. Mobile communication means for reading the information and the arrangement information and the recognition information of the communication device etc. and wirelessly transmitting the read information to the management center station, wherein the communication device etc. has connection information with the management center station in advance. And having a storage unit for storing the recognition information of its own device, when installed in the subscriber station, together with the transmission of the recognition information, the transmission request of the setting information for the initial setting, The management center station receives the delivery information of the subscriber,
A communication device, which transmits information for initial setting of the corresponding communication device or the like based on the arrangement information and the recognition information to the communication device or the like of the subscriber station via the wide area network, Initial setting system for communication related equipment. 11. The initial setting system for the communication device and the communication related device, in response to a solution request from a subscriber station, information on a product model number of the corresponding communication device, the delivery information, the arrangement information, and the information. Creating means for creating setting information, first notifying means for notifying the distribution center of product model number information, delivery information and placement information of the created information, delivery of the created information The initial setting system for a communication device and a communication-related device according to claim 10, further comprising a second notifying unit for notifying the management center station of information, arrangement information, and recognition information. 12. The distribution center once receives the information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile communication means, extracts only the delivery information and the arrangement information and the recognition information of the communication device from the information, and stores the information. The initial setting system for a communication device and a communication-related device according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the initial setting system transmits the data to a management center station.