System and method for providing web browser-based secure remote network appliance configuration in a distributed computing environment
US7240102B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0879
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing Web browser-based remote network appliance configuration in a distributed computing environment is described. A query message is broadcast from an applet executing within a Web browser to one or more network appliances. The network appliances are interconnected within a bounded network domain defined by a common network address space. A response message containing network settings, including a physical network address, is received by the applet from at least one such network appliance responsive to the query message and processed. A configuration packet is generated and sent using the physical network address for each at least one such network appliance sending a response message and requiring configuration.
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