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1. A method for automated registration of a new user to an internet service provider, comprising:
- assigning a user access device an IP address and a default profile;
assigning a computer connected to the user access device a default non-ISP IP address;
signing a user up for an ISP at a service level;
reprovisioning the user access device with a new configuration file for the chosen ISP; and
assigning the computer a new IP address within a range of addresses for the chosen ISP.
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Abstract
An automated registration process for registering a new user and new high speed access device with an internet service provider is accomplished without requiring user input aside from choices of service provider, service level agreement, and the provision of basic user information. A mediation server communicates with a provisioning server to obtain necessary access device information without requiring a user to access or know such information.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for automated registration of a new user to an internet service provider, comprising:
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assigning a user access device an IP address and a default profile;
assigning a computer connected to the user access device a default non-ISP IP address;
signing a user up for an ISP at a service level;
reprovisioning the user access device with a new configuration file for the chosen ISP; and
assigning the computer a new IP address within a range of addresses for the chosen ISP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for provisioning a cable modem connected to a computer, comprising:
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assigning the cable modem an initial IP address and a default profile generated by a provisioning system;
assigning the computer a default non-ISP IP address;
determining a user ISP and service level at a mediation server;
retrieving a new configuration file for the cable modem from a directory server;
reprovisioning the cable modem with a new configuration file for the chosen ISP; and
assigning the computer a new IP address within a range of addresses for the chosen ISP. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating a mediation server, comprising:
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receiving a request for access to an ISP;
determining an IP address of the request;
associating the IP address with an access device MAC address; and
reconfiguring the access device for the ISP.
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27. A method of operating a provisioning system, comprising:
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assigning an IP address to a new access device;
storing a MAC address of the new access device in a directory server;
providing the MAC address associated with the IP address when requested by an external mediation server; and
creating an access device configuration file for ISP information provided by the mediation server.
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28. A provisioning system, comprising:
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a dynamic host configuration protocol server;
a trivial file transfer protocol server;
a system log server;
a time of day server; and
a computer program resident and operating on the DHCP server, the program comprising machine readable instructions for causing the DHCP server for performing a method comprising;
assigning an IP address to a new access device;
storing a MAC address of the new access device in a directory server;
providing the MAC address associated with the IP address when requested by an external mediation server; and
creating an access device configuration file for ISP information provided by the mediation server.
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29. An automated registration system, comprising:
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a directory server;
a mediation server having a first computer program thereon, the first computer program comprising machine readable instructions for causing the mediation server to perform a method comprising;
receiving a request for access to an ISP;
determining an IP address of the request;
associating the IP address with an access device MAC address; and
reconfiguring the access device for the ISP; and
a provisioning server having a DHCP server, a TFTP server, a SYSLOG server, and a time of say server, the provisioning server having a second computer program operating thereon, the second computer program comprising machine readable instructions for causing the provisioning server to execute a method comprising;
assigning an IP address to a new access device;
storing a MAC address of the new access device in the directory server;
providing the MAC address associated with the IP address when requested by the external mediation server; and
creating an access device configuration file for ISP information provided by the mediation server.
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30. A provisioning server, comprising:
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a DHCP server;
a TFTP server;
a SYSLOG server;
a time of day server; and
a computer program operable in memory of the DHCP server by a processor in the DHCP server, the program comprising machine readable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising;
assigning an IP address to a new access device;
storing a MAC address of the new access device in a directory server;
providing the MAC address associated with the IP address when requested by an external mediation server; and
creating an access device configuration file for ISP information provided by the mediation server.
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31. A mediation server, comprising:
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a processor;
a main memory;
a mass storage device; and
a computer readable medium stored in the mass storage device and operable in the main memory by the processor, the program comprising machine readable instructions for causing the mediation server to execute a method, the method comprising;
receiving a request for access to an ISP;
determining an IP address of the request;
associating the IP address with an access device MAC address; and
reconfiguring the access device for the ISP.
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