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System and method to uniquely identify identically configured branches in a distributed enterprise

  • US 20060206594A1
  • Filed: 03/10/2005
  • Published: 09/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, in a data processing system, for configuring a computing device for use with a specific branch of a distributed enterprise, comprising:

  • receiving an initialization message from the computing device;

    extracting an external router address from the initialization message, wherein the external router address is associated with the specific branch;

    identifying branch-specific configuration information for the computing device based on the external router address; and

    sending the branch-specific configuration information to the computing device to thereby configure the computing device.

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