System and method of configurating a network device
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a network device, the method comprising:
- determining network device information at a network device using a boot strapping protocol during an initial set-up process of the network device;
automatically modifying a configuration profile of the network device to connect to a network in a first device mode using the network device information, wherein the first device mode comprises a non-operational mode;
receiving configuration information transmitted from a configuration server without requesting the configuration information, the configuration information including routing information and configuration parameters particular to the network device; and
automatically modifying the configuration profile of the network device to operate in a second device mode based on the configuration information, wherein the second device mode comprises an operational mode.
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Abstract
In a particular illustrative embodiment, a method of configuring a network device is disclosed that includes determining network device information at a network device using a boot strapping protocol during an initial set-up process of the network device. The method further includes automatically modifying a configuration profile of the network device to connect to a network in a first device mode using the network device information. The method also includes receiving configuration information transmitted from a configuration server without requesting the configuration information. The configuration information includes routing information and configuration parameters particular to the network device. The method further includes automatically modifying the configuration profile of the network device to operate in a second device mode based on the configuration information. The first device mode is a non-operational mode and the second device mode is an operational mode.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a network device, the method comprising:
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determining network device information at a network device using a boot strapping protocol during an initial set-up process of the network device; automatically modifying a configuration profile of the network device to connect to a network in a first device mode using the network device information, wherein the first device mode comprises a non-operational mode; receiving configuration information transmitted from a configuration server without requesting the configuration information, the configuration information including routing information and configuration parameters particular to the network device; and automatically modifying the configuration profile of the network device to operate in a second device mode based on the configuration information, wherein the second device mode comprises an operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system to configure network devices, the system comprising:
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a network interface coupled to a network; and processing logic coupled to the network interface, the processing logic adapted to; determine one or more network devices to be configured; dynamically assemble a configuration profile for each respective network device of the one or more network devices; schedule configuration of the one or more network devices; and transmit the configuration profile to each respective network device via the network based on the scheduled configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of configuring network devices, the method comprising:
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dynamically assembling a configuration profile for each respective network device of one or more network devices to be configured; determining a schedule for configuration of the one or more network devices; and transmitting the configuration profile to each respective network device via the network based on the schedule. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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25. A processor readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions executable by a processor to configure a network device, the plurality of instructions comprising instructions to:
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determine one or more network devices to be configured; dynamically generate a configuration profile for each respective network device of the one or more network devices; determine a schedule for configuring the one or more network devices; and transmit the configuration profile to each respective network device via the network based on the schedule.
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