Network connectable device and method for its installation and configuration
US6782474B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device (100, 300) is connected to a network (102) having also a management station (107) connected thereto. The method for configuring the network device comprises the steps oftransmitting from the management station a configuration packet to the network device (201),authenticating at the network device the management station as the genuine transmitter of the configuration packet (202) anddecoding the configuration parameters contained in said configuration packet and storing them as the configuration parameters of the network device (203).
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