System and method for configuring a router

• US 20070274285A1
• Filed: 05/23/2006
• Published: 11/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Net-Conex Developments Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Net-Conex Developments Incorporated
• Inventors: Wood, Peter J., Werber, Ryan A., Pridham, Eric S.
• Application Number:
  US11/438,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20070274285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/351
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0843 based on generic templates

Abstract

A method of configuring a router includes storing in a memory of the router an address associated with the router and a domain name associated with a server. The method also includes connecting the router to the network and communicating the address from the router to the server over the network, wherein the server is located on the network using the domain name. The method further includes receiving a configuration script from the server and configuring the router in response to receiving the configuration script.

Claims

1. A method of configuring a router, the method comprising:

storing in a memory of the router an address associated with the router;

further storing in the memory a domain name associated with a server;

connecting the router to the network;

communicating the address from the router to the server over the network, wherein the server is located on the network using the domain name;

receiving a configuration script from the server; and

configuring the router in response to receiving the configuration script.

2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising communicating authentication data from the router to the server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration script is received from the server in response to the communication of authentication data from the router to the server.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises:

receiving authentication data from the server; and

determining the authenticity of the authentication data prior to configuring the router.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises executing the configuration script.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises executing commands included in the configuration script.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises executing commands associated with identifiers included in the configuration script.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises creating firewall rules for the router.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises creating port forwarding rules for the router.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises creating entries in a routing table of the router.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the router further comprises creating a load-balancing rule.

12. A method of configuring a router, the method comprising:

communicating an address from the router to a server;

receiving a configuration script from the server, the configuration script being associated with a plurality of commands, the commands being operable to be executed by the router to determine firewall rules for the router; and

configuring the router in response to receiving the configuration script.

13. The method of claim 12, and further comprising communicating authentication data from the router to the server.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the configuration script is received from the server in response to the communication of authentication data from the router to the server.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein configuring the router further comprises:

receiving authentication data from the server;

determining the authenticity of the authentication data prior to configuring the router.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein configuring the router further comprises executing the configuration script.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein configuring the router further comprises executing the commands included in the configuration script.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein configuring the router further comprises creating port forwarding rules for the router.

19. A method of initiating the configuration of a router, the method comprising:

detecting the connection of the router to a network;

communicating a configuration script to the router, the configuration script comprising commands, the commands being operable when executed by the router to configure the router to communicate data over the network.

20. The method of claim 19, and further comprising dynamically assigning a network address to the router.

21. The method of claim 19, and further comprising receiving data from the router at a server, wherein the configuration script is communicated to the router in response to receiving the data.

22. The method of claim 19, and further comprising creating the configuration script in response to detecting the router.