NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT BY PHYSICAL LOCATION
First Claim
1. A method of managing a computer network, the method comprising:
- maintaining a database of network configuration profiles, each network configuration profile corresponding to a network device type and a physical location relative to the network;
determining with a network device a physical location of the network device relative to the network upon initial connection of the network device to the network, the network device being of a network device type; and
determining a network configuration profile with which to configure the network device from the database based on the physical location and the network device type of the network device.
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Abstract
A method of managing a network including maintaining a database of network configuration profiles, each network configuration profile corresponding to a network device type and a physical location relative to the network, determining with a network device a physical location of the network device relative to the network upon the network device being initially connected to the network, the network device being of a network device type, and determining a network configuration profile with which to configure the network device from the database based on the physical location and the network device type of the network device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing a computer network, the method comprising:
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maintaining a database of network configuration profiles, each network configuration profile corresponding to a network device type and a physical location relative to the network; determining with a network device a physical location of the network device relative to the network upon initial connection of the network device to the network, the network device being of a network device type; and determining a network configuration profile with which to configure the network device from the database based on the physical location and the network device type of the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network infrastructure device comprising:
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a device data module including, stored therein, data indicative of the network device type of which the network infrastructure device consists; and a locator module, upon initial connection of the network infrastructure device to network, configured to determine a physical location of the network infrastructure device relative to the network, and to store data representative of the determined physical location in the device data module. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A configuration management server for a network comprising:
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a configuration profile database, a network map module, and a policy store each residing in a memory, the configuration profile database including a plurality of network configuration profiles, each network configuration profile corresponding to a network device type and a physical location relative to the network, the network map module including data mapping a plurality of physical locations relative to the network, and the policy module including a plurality of configuration rules; and a policy module configured to receive device data from a network device newly connected to the network, the device data being indicative of the network device type and of a physical location relative to the network of the newly connected network device, and configured to determine a network configuration profile from the configuration profile database with which to configure the newly connected network device by applying the configuration rules and network map module data to the device data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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