Printer configuration service through a firewall
First Claim
1. A method providing peripheral device management through a firewall, the firewall blocking unauthorized access to a plurality of peripheral devices in an intranet, the method comprising:
- pre-configuring a peripheral device to communicate a request to a predetermined web site upon booting up in the intranet, the web site being hosted by a server that does not have direct intranet access;
receiving the request at the predetermined web site from the preconfigured peripheral device;
in response to receiving the request;
generating a response based on the request, the response comprising one or more control commands used by the preconfigured peripheral device to perform one or more functions; and
communicating the response to the preconfigured peripheral device.
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Abstract
The described system includes a web site that is used by a customer to determine a default device configuration that corresponds to one or more peripheral devices in the company intranet. The peripheral device is pre-configured to communicate a request for the default device configuration to the web site upon being booted up in the intranet. The request is formatted as a web page. The web site is not hosted by a server that is part of the intranet. In response to receiving the request from a booting up peripheral device, the web site is configured to communicate the default device configuration to the peripheral device as a web page. Upon receiving the web page including the default device configuration, the peripheral device parses the web page to determine the settings and/or control functions specified by the default device configuration. These settings and/or control functions are used by the peripheral device to configure itself.
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20 Claims
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1. A method providing peripheral device management through a firewall, the firewall blocking unauthorized access to a plurality of peripheral devices in an intranet, the method comprising:
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pre-configuring a peripheral device to communicate a request to a predetermined web site upon booting up in the intranet, the web site being hosted by a server that does not have direct intranet access;
receiving the request at the predetermined web site from the preconfigured peripheral device;
in response to receiving the request;
generating a response based on the request, the response comprising one or more control commands used by the preconfigured peripheral device to perform one or more functions; and
communicating the response to the preconfigured peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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communicating, by a peripheral device in a corporate intranet, a configuration request to a predetermined web site hosted by a server that is not in the corporate intranet;
in response to the communicating, receiving a predetermined device configuration from the predetermined web site; and
in response to the receiving, configuring the peripheral device based on the predetermined device configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A system comprising:
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a web site being configured to determine a default device configuration corresponding to a peripheral device, the peripheral device being preconfigured to communicate a request to the web site upon being booted up in an intranet that is protected by a firewall, the web site not being hosted by a server that is part of the intranet, in response to receiving the request, the web site is configured to communicate the default device configuration to the peripheral device, the default device configuration being communicated through the firewall, the default device configuration being used by the peripheral device to configure itself.
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