최소 단어 이상 선택하여야 합니다.
최대 10 단어까지만 선택 가능합니다.
다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
NTIS 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
DataON 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
Edison 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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출원번호 | US-0683281 (2010-01-06) |
등록번호 | US-8966018 (2015-02-24) |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 80 인용 특허 : 357 |
Automatically configuring network device, network system architecture, and method for configuring one or a plurality of devices on a network. Device and network system architectures and methods for automatically self-initiating and configuring one, a plurality, or hundreds of wired or wireless netwo
Automatically configuring network device, network system architecture, and method for configuring one or a plurality of devices on a network. Device and network system architectures and methods for automatically self-initiating and configuring one, a plurality, or hundreds of wired or wireless network devices. Autoconfiguring wireless Local Area Network switch and access point devices connected to the switch. Method for accessing remote server by a device to acquire device configuration information. Method for deploying a network including at least one network device at a facility without the participation of a person having knowledge of networks or network devices at the facility. Computer program and computer program product.
1. A method, comprising: performing the following after power up of a wireless switch that is unconfigured or incompletely configured (i) sending from the wireless switch a configuration information request message to an external source of configuration information on a first network over a Wide Are
1. A method, comprising: performing the following after power up of a wireless switch that is unconfigured or incompletely configured (i) sending from the wireless switch a configuration information request message to an external source of configuration information on a first network over a Wide Area Network (WAN), and (ii) receiving at the wireless switch the configuration information from the source over the WAN in response to the configuration information request message, and (iii) storing at least a portion of the configuration information within the wireless switch, the wireless switch being connected to a second network that is coupled to the first network through the WAN, the configuration information including configuration information for the wireless switch and for an access point (AP) coupled to the wireless switch, such that the wireless switch is permitted to connect with the second network using the configuration information stored in the wireless switch and such that traffic from the AP to the second network accessing at least one network resource connected to the second network does not utilize the WAN. 2. A method, comprising: sending from an unconfigured wireless switch across a Wide Area Network (WAN) to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) management system a request for switch configuration data, the WAN coupling a first network to a second network, the WLAN management system connected to the first network, the wireless switch connected to the second network;receiving at the wireless switch a single response to the request, from the WLAN management system based on the request, the single response including switch configuration data;storing the switch configuration data at the wireless switch; andconfiguring the wireless switch based on the switch configuration data such that the wireless switch switches traffic from an Access Point (AP) to the second network accessing network services and the wireless switch does not utilize the WLAN, the AP and the network services being connected to the second network at a site associated with the second network. 3. The method as in claim 2, wherein a single request for switch configuration data is sent by the unconfigured wireless switch. 4. A method, comprising: sending, from a wireless switch over a Wide Area Network (WAN) to a network device management server connected to a first network, a request for a plurality of configuration data sets, the WAN connecting the first network to a second network, the request including unique identifiers for network devices to be configured that are located at a site associated with the second network, and the unique identifiers include identifiers for at least the wireless switch and an Access Point (AP);receiving at the wireless switch from the network device management server, a single response having a configuration data set including a plurality of configuration data sets, each configuration data set from the plurality of configuration data sets being associated with one of the unique identifiers for the network devices to be configured; andloading at the wireless switch the configuration data set into a non-transitory non-volatile configuration storage within the wireless switch, thereby configuring the wireless switch while in a request configuration state such that once the wireless switch is configured, traffic from the AP to the second network accessing network resources does not utilize the WAN, the network resources being connected to the second network for use at the site associated with the second network. 5. The method as in claim 4 further comprising: one or more of the unique identifiers for the network devices to be configured, included in the request for the configuration data set, includes information selected from a set of a device serial number, a device Internet protocol (IP) address, a device class, a device site, a device location, a netmask, a network identifier, a device type to be configured, a software version identifier, a firmware version identifier, a date of manufacture, a DHCP source indicator, a pre-configuration fixed address indicator, a serial identifier (SID), an IP address, a media access control (MAC) address, a service set identifier (SSID), and any combination of these;the received configuration data includes configuration information that identifies attributes of users or client devices that are permitted to access the network device from or through the wireless switch; andderiving at the wireless switch from the single configuration data set configuration information defining relationships between the wireless switch and other devices on the network. 6. The method as in claim 4, further comprising: identifying at the wireless switch a receiver uniquely identified in a persistent non-volatile memory coupled to the wireless switch; andfinding at the wireless switch a network device management server on the first network by sending a message to the uniquely identified receiver. 7. The method as in claim 4, further comprising: sending the configuration data set request in accordance with a mutual authentication and encryption/decryption policy; andreceiving the configuration data set in accordance with the mutual authentication and encryption/decryption policies;the mutual authentication policy including the exchange of user identity and passwords;the encryption/decryption policy involving the use of a key. 8. The method as in claim 4, further comprising: changing a first state of a switch selected from the group including of a physical hardware switch, a physical button that is pressed down when the wireless switch is booted, a physical button that is pressed down when the wireless switch is powered on, a logical switch, and a software switch, such that changing the state of the switch to a first state activates the request configuration data set state; andchanging the state of the switch to a second state activates a do-not-request configuration data set state. 9. A method, comprising: receiving, at a device on a first network coupled to a Wide Area network (WAN), from a wireless switch on a second network that is coupled to the WAN, a request for a configuration data set including a device identifier associated with the wireless switch;selecting or generating at the device a single response having a policy-based configuration data set for the wireless switch based on the device identifier;sending the single response from the device, in response to the configuration data set request, to the wireless switch such that at least a portion of the data set is stored at the wireless switch and the wireless switch is configured to locally switch traffic on the second network without using the WAN, based on the configuration data set. 10. The method as in claim 9, wherein the configuration data set is stored in a configuration database in association with the device identifier; the method further comprising performing at the device a configuration database look up in accordance with at least one network configuration policy and the device identifier. 11. The method as in claim 9, further comprising storing the configuration data set in a network device management server in an off-line or local mode without requiring the wireless switch be connected to the second network. 12. The method as in claim 9, wherein the configuration data set is associated with a policy applicable to the wireless switch and an operating environment of the wireless switch. 13. The method as in claim 9, wherein the configuration data set includes an indication of whether a configuration information source was received from DHCP or from a preconfiguration of the wireless switch, the indication being used when the configuration data set is sent to the wireless switch. 14. The method as in claim 9, wherein a single request for a configuration data set is received from the wireless switch. 15. The method as in claim 9, wherein the wireless switch is configured without human network administrator intervention. 16. An apparatus, comprising: a non-transitory non-volatile storage configured to store a device identifier and a receiver identifier;a logic circuit configured to have a programmable logic state, such that a first state identifies the apparatus as requesting a new policy-based configuration and a second state identifies the apparatus as maintaining configuration persistently stored in the wireless switch; anda communications interface configured to, when the apparatus is in the first state: send across a Wide Area Network (WAN) to a remotely located external device associated with the receiver identifier a request for a configuration data set, the request including the device identifier, the remotely located external device being on a first network;receive a single response having a configuration data set associated with the device identifier from the remotely located external device in response to the request; andstore at least a portion of the configuration data set at the apparatus such that the apparatus is configured automatically such that the apparatus provides sufficient switching functionality to enable traffic from a local access point (AP) to access local network resources on a second network without using the WAN, the first network being coupled to the second network through the WAN. 17. The apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the logic circuit is coupled to a two position switch configured to change the logic state. 18. The apparatus as in claim 16, wherein a single request for a configuration data set is sent to the remotely located external device. 19. The apparatus as in claim 16, wherein the apparatus is configured without local human administrator intervention.
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