NETWORK ATTACHED DEVICE WITH DEDICATED FIREWALL SECURITY
First Claim
1. A local area network arrangement comprising a network client and a network attached device (NAD), the arrangement further comprising a NAD server disposed in electronic communication between the network client and the NAD and at which every request for network access to the NAD is received, the NAD server including computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that perform the steps of(a) receiving a request for network access to the NAD from the network client;
- (b) determining whether the request for network access to the NAD is authorized; and
(c) only if the request for network access is authorized, providing the network client with network access to the NAD.
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Abstract
Dedicated firewall security for a network attached device (NAD) is provided by a firewall management system integrated directly into the NAD or into a NAD server. A local area network arrangement includes a network client and the NAD and the firewall management system includes computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that perform the steps of receiving a request for network access to the NAD from the network client, determining whether the request for network access to the NAD is authorized, and only if the request for network access is authorized, providing the network client with network access to the NAD.
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2 Claims
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1. A local area network arrangement comprising a network client and a network attached device (NAD), the arrangement further comprising a NAD server disposed in electronic communication between the network client and the NAD and at which every request for network access to the NAD is received, the NAD server including computer readable medium having computer-executable instructions that perform the steps of
(a) receiving a request for network access to the NAD from the network client; -
(b) determining whether the request for network access to the NAD is authorized; and (c) only if the request for network access is authorized, providing the network client with network access to the NAD.
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2-45. -45. (canceled)
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