AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF THE NETWORK DEVICES VIA CONNECTION TO SPECIFIC SWITCH PORTS
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1. A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for automatically configuring devices in a network, the program instructions for:
- associating preconfigured defined policy settings with physical locations in the network;
automatically detecting when a new network device is plugged into the network and determining a location of the new network device in the network;
automatically configuring the device based on the preconfigured policy settings associated with the physical location in the network.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically configuring devices in a network is disclosed. A network management software application is provided that enables a user to associate policy settings with physical locations in the network. During an operational mode of the network management application, the application automatically detects when a network device is plugged into the network, and determines a location of the device in the network. The device is then automatically configured based on the policy settings associated with the corresponding location.
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1. A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for automatically configuring devices in a network, the program instructions for:
- associating preconfigured defined policy settings with physical locations in the network;
automatically detecting when a new network device is plugged into the network and determining a location of the new network device in the network;
automatically configuring the device based on the preconfigured policy settings associated with the physical location in the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- associating preconfigured defined policy settings with physical locations in the network;
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9. An automatic network configuration system, comprising:
- a network;
a plurality of network devices connected to the network, including routers, switches, and computers; and
a network management application executing on one of the devices for, allowing a user to establish and associate preconfigured policy settings with physical locations in the network, automatically detecting when a new network device is plugged into the network and determining a physical location of the new network device in the network, and automatically configuring the new network device based on the preconfigured policy settings associated with the physical location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a network;
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