Abstract: A method for interfacing a gateway with a plurality of electronic devices provided in a home networking environment includes establishing a communications link between the gateway and an intermediate device as well as providing input and output features at the intermediate device. A gateway in accordance with the disclosed technology may, for example, correspond to a cable modem, DSL interface, or other wireless home gateway that interfaces multiple data lines in a home networking environment. The remote intermediate device is outfitted with at least one wireless transmitter/receiver for communicating with a gateway and optionally with the networked electronic devices or appliances. Input features include a keypad with multiple user input buttons which may be actuated by a user's single hand when the remote device is held in the same single hand. Output features include a visual display such as an LCD matrix display.