Administration of computing entities in a network
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1. A method of administering a network having a user and an administrator entity, the method comprising the steps of:
- operating the user entity to enable administrative access for the administrative entity via network using a secure connection;
operating the user entity to disable the secure connection;
evaluating, at the user entity, one more parameters of operation of one or more functional elements of the user entity; and
if a parameter lies outside a predetermined range, operating the user entity to enable the secure connection.
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Abstract
A computer program product for monitoring a user computing entity'"'"'s status, the program being adapted to: evaluate one more parameters of operation of one more functional elements of the user entity; if an evaluated parameter has a value outside of a predetermined range which is indicative of normal user entity behaviour, operate the user entity to enable, in a predetermined manner, administrative access to the user entity to be gained by an administrative computing entity, thereby to permit the administrative entity to perform an administrative operation on the user entity.
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1. A method of administering a network having a user and an administrator entity, the method comprising the steps of:
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operating the user entity to enable administrative access for the administrative entity via network using a secure connection;
operating the user entity to disable the secure connection;
evaluating, at the user entity, one more parameters of operation of one or more functional elements of the user entity; and
if a parameter lies outside a predetermined range, operating the user entity to enable the secure connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 22)
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7. A method of administering a network having a user and an administrator entity, the method comprising the steps of:
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operating the administrator entity to attempt to establish a secure connection with the user entity while the user entity is configured to prevent establishment of such a secure connection when a parameter of operation of a functional element of the user entity lies outside a predetermined range, operating the user entity to enable establishment of the secure connection by the administrator entity;
operating the administrator entity to establish the secure connection; and
operating the administrator entity to perform an administrative operation on the user entity. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. Computer medium having recorded thereon a computer program product adapted to enable remote administration of a user entity, by implementing the steps of:
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operating the user entity to enable administrative access for the administrative entity via network using a secure connection;
operating the user entity to disable the secure connection;
in response to a parameter of operation of the user entity lying outside a predetermined range, operating the user entity to enable the secure connection.
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20. A method of regulating administrative access to a plurality of user entities by an administrator entity in a network of computing entities, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing administrative access between a user entity and the administrator entity when a parameter of operation of a user entity lies outside a predetermined threshold;
operating the administrator entity to perform an administrative operation on the user entity; and
operating the user entity to disabling the administrative access. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23)
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