Method and system for interactively configuring a network device
US7509400B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/202
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for interactively configuring a network device is disclosed. A computer based method interactively configures a network device such as a router. A document is displayed a to a user of a client computer, which is coupled to the network device via a network. The document contains a configuration for the network device in a text format. The user edits the document to make a change in the configuration of the network device. The change in the configuration is sent to the network device. The change can be sent without sending the entire configuration.
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