Network attached device with dedicated firewall security
First Claim
1. A local area network arrangement comprising a network client and a network attached device (NAD), the arrangement further comprising a NAD server disposed in electronic communication between the network client and the NAD and at which every request for network access to the NAD is received, the NAD server including computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that perform the steps of:
- (a) receiving a request for network access to the NAD from the network client;
(b) determining whether the request for network access to the NAD is authorized; and
(c) only if the request for network access is authorized, providing the network client with network access to the NAD.
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Abstract
Dedicated firewall security for a network attached device (NAD) is provided by a firewall management system integrated directly into the NAD or into a NAD server. A local area network arrangement includes a network client and the NAD and the firewall management system includes computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that perform the steps of receiving a request for network access to the NAD from the network client, determining whether the request for network access to the NAD is authorized, and only if the request for network access is authorized, providing the network client with network access to the NAD.
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45 Claims
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1. A local area network arrangement comprising a network client and a network attached device (NAD), the arrangement further comprising a NAD server disposed in electronic communication between the network client and the NAD and at which every request for network access to the NAD is received, the NAD server including computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that perform the steps of:
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(a) receiving a request for network access to the NAD from the network client;
(b) determining whether the request for network access to the NAD is authorized; and
(c) only if the request for network access is authorized, providing the network client with network access to the NAD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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15. A local area network arrangement comprising a network client and a network attached device (NAD) disposed in electronic communication with each other over the local area network, the NAD comprising operational components and an internal firewall management system at which every request for network access to the operational components of the NAD is received, the internal firewall management system including computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that perform the steps of:
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(a) receiving a request for network access to the operational components of the NAD from the network client;
(b) determining whether the request for network access to the operational components of the NAD is authorized; and
(c) only if the request for network access is authorized, providing the network client with access to the operational components of the NAD.
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24. A method of managing access to a single network attached device (NAD) in a local area network environment, access to the local area network environment from outside of the local area network being filtered by a bastion firewall, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining for each and every request for network access to the NAD whether each request for network access to the NAD is authorized;
(b) providing network access to the NAD when a request is authorized; and
(c) denying network access to the NAD when a request is not authorized, whereby the NAD is protected by a dedicated NAD firewall from unauthorized network access requests originating from inside or outside the local area network environment.
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