A method of setting up data communication with a communication means and furthermore program modules and means therefor

The present invention relates to a method for setting up a communication between a first and a second communication device, the first communication device comprising a first protocol module for providing a first communication protocol, the second communication device comprising a second protocol module for providing a second communication protocol, said method comprising the steps of transmitting by the first communication device a property of the first communication protocol to a test means, transmitting by the second communication device a property of the second communication protocol to a test means for comparing, comparing the two protocol properties, and negotiating a common communication protocol dependent on the respective result. The invention further relates to a communication device and a configuration server. And the invention relates to a computer software product for communicating between a first and a second communication device, where a communication device comprises a protocol module for providing a communication protocol, the computer software product comprising programming means adapted to compare protocol properties of the first and the second communication device, and dependent on the respective result, negotiates a common communication protocol.