Method and system of accessing a plurality of network elements
First Claim
1. A method of accessing a plurality of network elements (NE) with at least one network element management program (NEMP) comprising:
- capturing a username and a password within said network element management program (NEMP); and
submitting said captured username and password to each of said plurality of network elements (NE) so as to effect administrative address privileges for each of said plurality of network elements (NE) without re-capturing said username and said password.
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Abstract
A method of accessing a plurality of network elements (NE) with at least one network element management program (NEMP) running on at least one element manager (EM) comprises the steps of capturing a username and a password within said network element management program (NEMP) and submitting said captured username and password to each of said plurality of network elements (NE) so as to effect administrative address privileges for each of said plurality of network elements (NE) without re-capturing said username and said password.
The purpose of the method is to capture the username and password of the user in order to log the user into individual network elements (NE) without having to reenter his username and password.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of accessing a plurality of network elements (NE) with at least one network element management program (NEMP) comprising:
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capturing a username and a password within said network element management program (NEMP); and
submitting said captured username and password to each of said plurality of network elements (NE) so as to effect administrative address privileges for each of said plurality of network elements (NE) without re-capturing said username and said password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system of accessing a plurality of network elements comprising:
at least one element manager (EM) connected to the network elements NE) via a network for capturing a username and a password and for submitting said captured username and password to each of said plurality of network elements (NE) so as to permit administrative address privileges for each of said plurality of network elements without re-capturing said username and said password. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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