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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2008
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Tom Aneweer, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kent Burr, Round Rock, TX (US);
Ron Eddie, Austin, TX (US);
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Tom Aneweer, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kent Burr, Round Rock, TX (US);
Ron Eddie, Austin, TX (US);
Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for configuring a communication network associated with a plurality of wireless enabled field devices. The disclosed methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture may compare identification information associated with a wireless enabled field device to configuration database information. Configuration information associated with the wireless enabled field device may be retrieved based on the comparison of the identification information to the configuration database information. The retrieved configuration information is sent to the wireless enabled field device via at least one wireless communication link to configure the wireless enabled field device.