The invention provides a control method for controlling network equipment. The method mainly comprises the following steps that the logging in and authentication of equipment and a user in the network are controlled by an equipment control server in the network; accessable equipment set of each user is set by the equipment control server; and each user can access and control the authorized equipment set of the user with the help of the equipment control server. Through the utilization of the method, the equipment control in the network, local area network and Internet can be conveniently and safely realized.