Various methods and apparatuses for a central management station for automatic distribution of configuration information to remote devices
US8825816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/2517
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are described for a central management system to configure remote devices. A device service manager server (DSM) may have an IP redirector module configured to cooperate with two or more device service controllers (DSCs) that are behind a firewall on a wide area network relative to a location of the DSM on the wide area network, where the DSM serves as a central management station for a distribution of initial configuration information to the DSCs, wherein an executable boot up file uploaded via a drive port in that DSC is scripted to gather configuration information for that DSC and network devices on the same network as that DSC and without a prompt by the DSM then sends configuration files to the DSM which makes a master copy of the device configuration file in the DSM's registry for that DSC.
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