METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE SWITCHING OF AT LEAST ONE NETWORK-ENABLED DEVICE, PARTICULARLY A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, FROM A FIRST NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE TO A SECOND NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE

At least one network-enabled device, particularly a domestic appliance, is switched from a first network access device, that is connected to a communication network device, to a second network access device, that is to be connected to the communication network device, without manual intervention on the device which sends a message thereto after connection to the first network access device and which has received therefrom a clear address that has been allocated in the communication network device. An individual command signal is emitted by a control device that is connected to the communication network device, placing the respective devices that have sent messages to the first network access device in a state resulting in a new message, whereupon a new message occurs in the second network access device when the first network access device is taken away from the communication network device or disconnected by the respective device, enabling the respective device to receive an allocated clear address in the above mentioned communication network device.