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Unique identification method for remote diagnostics, maintenance and control system over SNMP

  • US 20050246426A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2002
  • Published: 11/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a monitoring device to obtain an identifier of a monitored device, comprising:

  • obtaining vendor information of the monitored device;

    accessing the monitored device using a first method to attempt to obtain the identifier using the vendor information;

    if the identifier is not obtained in the accessing step, obtaining a MAC address of the monitored devices as the identifier;

    if the MAC address is not obtained, generating the identifier using a second method; and

    storing the identifier of the monitored device for use by the monitoring device.

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