Edge devices settings via external source

1. A method for externally configuring an apparatus, comprising:

receiving a representation of configuration data for a device as a stand-alone device in a setup mode for self-configuration thereof according to the configuration data;

positioning in a sufficient proximity external to the device a portable object provided with the representation of the configuration data, wherein the representation is according to a standard industrial practice;

acquiring by the device the representation from the portable object; and

deciphering by the device the representation into the configuration data,

thereby, responsively, the device self-configures according to the configuration data and reverts to normal stand-alone operation thereof irrespective of the portable object.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is devised for configuring by incorporating therein an at least one standard non-custom industrial component.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one standard non-custom industrial component comprises a facility to acquire and decipher a graphical pattern that represents the configuration data.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one standard non-custom industrial component comprises a facility to acquire and decipher radio transmission that represents the configuration data.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the representation of the configuration data comprises a graphical pattern.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the graphical pattern comprised a QR-code.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the graphical pattern comprised a bar-code.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the representation of the configuration data comprises a representation of data transmittable by radio transmission.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the representation of the configuration data is transmittable by NFC communication.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the representation of the configuration data comprises a representation of networking configuration data.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein configuring the device comprises configuring the device for networking.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein configuring the device for networking comprises configuring by an at least an IP.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein configuring the device for networking comprises basic configuring extendable by data obtainable from a computer by communication.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

a stand-alone device devised for self-configuration thereof from a setup mode and incorporating therein an at least one standard industrial component,

and constructed to obtain from a portable object a representation of configuration data for the device, wherein the representation is according to a standard industrial practice,

and further constructed to self-configure itself according to the configuration data and, consequently, to revert to normal stand-alone operation thereof irrespective of the portable object.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one standard non-custom industrial component comprises to facility to acquire and decipher to graphical pattern that represents the configuration data.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one standard non-custom industrial component comprises a facility to acquire and decipher radio transmission that represents the configuration data.

17. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the device is further constructed to decipher said representation and further configure itself according to the configuration data.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the device is constructed to configure itself for networking.

19. The apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the device is constructed to configure itself with basic configuration extendable by data obtainable from a computer by communication.

20. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a camera and the method comprises:

receiving a basic configuration code for the camera;

producing a graphical pattern encoding the basic configuration code;

setting the camera in setup mode;

presenting the graphical pattern in the field of view of the camera;

identifying the graphical pattern by the camera;

decoding the graphical pattern by the camera;

configuring the camera according to the basic configuration code by the camera;

receiving by the camera extended configuration data; and

configuring the camera according to the extending configuration data by the camera, thereby modifying the basic configuration of the camera.

21. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device comprises an NFC receiver and the method comprises:

receiving a configuration code for a device;

providing the configuration code as configuration data to an NFC transmitter;

setting the device in setup mode;

positioning the NFC transmitter sufficiently close to the device;

receiving by the device the configuration data from the NEC transmitter;

decoding the configuration data by the device; and

configuring the device according to the decoded configuration data by the device.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving by the device extended configuration data; and

configuring the device according to the extending configuration data by the device, thereby modifying the configuration of the device.

23. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the method further comprises registering the camera in a server.

24. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the method further comprises registering the device in a server.