Abstract: An apparatus, system and methods for establishing communications with at least one peripheral are disclosed. One method includes receiving at least one parameter associated with at least one peripheral and transmitting to at least one device desirous of communicating with the peripheral, notice of availability of the peripheral, in response to receipt of a parameter. A further method involves producing communication codes in response to communication signals received at a communications port, translating the communication codes into peripheral codes, and producing signals at a peripheral port for controlling a peripheral in response to the peripheral codes. The apparatus includes a communications port, a translator in communication with the communications port and a peripheral port in communication with the translator. The system includes the apparatus and a peripheral adjunct management client.