Method and system for wirelessly managing the operation of a network appliance over a limited distance
First Claim
1. A method for enabling management of a network appliance with a mobile node, comprising enabling the network appliance to provide a beacon, wherein the beacon is created by a radio signal that is generated with relatively low power;
- if the mobile node receives the beacon, enabling the mobile node to pair with the network appliance;
if the mobile node is paired with the network appliance, pushing an application from the mobile node to the network appliance; and
enabling the mobile node to wirelessly communicate at least one management operation to the pushed application over a relatively short distance, wherein the management operation is provided to the network appliance for execution.
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Abstract
A wireless communication interface in a network appliance that enables secure wireless management of the network appliance over a relatively limited (short) distance with a mobile node. The operator of the mobile node is authenticated and communication between the network appliance and the mobile node is encrypted. Even if an unauthorized person was able to be positioned in relatively close proximity to a network appliance such as within the physical confines of a data center, these authentication and encryption measures would make it extremely difficult for unauthorized wireless management of the operation of the network appliance.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for enabling management of a network appliance with a mobile node, comprising
enabling the network appliance to provide a beacon, wherein the beacon is created by a radio signal that is generated with relatively low power; -
if the mobile node receives the beacon, enabling the mobile node to pair with the network appliance;
if the mobile node is paired with the network appliance, pushing an application from the mobile node to the network appliance; and
enabling the mobile node to wirelessly communicate at least one management operation to the pushed application over a relatively short distance, wherein the management operation is provided to the network appliance for execution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enabling management of a network appliance with a mobile node, comprising
a first wireless interface that is included with the network appliance and enables the network appliance to provide a beacon, wherein the beacon is created by a radio signal that is generated with relatively low power; -
a second wireless interface that is included with the mobile node, wherein if the mobile node receives the beacon, the second wireless interface enables the mobile node to pair with the network appliance, and an application that is pushed from the mobile node to the network appliance, wherein the application enables the mobile node to wirelessly communicate at least one management operation over a relatively short distance to the network appliance, and wherein the management operation is provided to the network appliance for execution. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for enabling management of a network appliance with a mobile node, comprising
a wireless interface that is included with the network appliance and enables the network appliance to perform actions, including: -
providing a beacon, wherein the beacon is created by a radio signal that is generated with relatively low power;
if the mobile node receives the beacon, enabling the mobile node to pair with the network appliance, and enabling an application that is pushed from the mobile node to be received by the network appliance, wherein the received application enables the mobile node to wirelessly communicate at least one management operation over a relatively short distance to the network appliance, and wherein the management operation is provided to the network appliance for execution. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable media, tangibly embodying instructions to perform actions, comprising:
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enabling a network appliance to provide a beacon, wherein the beacon is created by a radio signal that is generated with relatively low power;
if a mobile node receives the beacon, enabling the mobile node to pair with the network appliance;
if the mobile node is paired with the network appliance, means for pushing an application from the mobile node to the network appliance; and
enabling the mobile node to wirelessly communicate at least one management operation to the pushed application over a relatively short distance, wherein the management operation is provided to the network appliance for execution.
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21. A method for enabling management of a network appliance with a mobile node, comprising
means for enabling the network appliance to provide a beacon, wherein the beacon is created by a radio signal that is generated with relatively low power; -
if the mobile node receives the beacon, means for enabling the mobile node to pair with the network appliance;
if the mobile node is paired with the network appliance, means for pushing an application from the mobile node to the network appliance; and
means for enabling the mobile node to wirelessly communicate at least one management operation to the pushed application over a relatively short distance, wherein the management operation is provided to the network appliance for execution.
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