SIMPLE AND DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF NETWORK DEVICES
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1. A method for automatically configuring a device, the method comprising:
- automatically detecting an arrival of the device on a network;
associating, based on authentication in response to the detecting, over the network the device with a second device;
storing authentication information used to perform the authentication; and
automatically configuring, in response to the associating, the device for operation with the second device, the configuring including executing a device driver for the device on the second device, the configured device and the second device further configured for automatically re-authenticating and re-associating over the network based on the stored authentication information in response to a re-arrival on the network of the device subsequent to a departure from the network of the device subsequent to the associating.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for configuring and managing network devices. The arrival (and departure) of devices on a network can be detected by a monitor. Upon detection, network devices can be simply and dynamically configured with little or no end-user intervention, for instance by automatically loading device drivers and allocating resources for the devices. Furthermore, network devices can be associated with other network devices such as a personal computer to facilitate seamless integration of network devices with a computer operating system.
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1. A method for automatically configuring a device, the method comprising:
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automatically detecting an arrival of the device on a network; associating, based on authentication in response to the detecting, over the network the device with a second device; storing authentication information used to perform the authentication; and automatically configuring, in response to the associating, the device for operation with the second device, the configuring including executing a device driver for the device on the second device, the configured device and the second device further configured for automatically re-authenticating and re-associating over the network based on the stored authentication information in response to a re-arrival on the network of the device subsequent to a departure from the network of the device subsequent to the associating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. At least one computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a second device, cause the second device to perform a method for automatically configuring a device, the method comprising:
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automatically detecting an arrival of the device on a network; associating, based on authentication in response to the detecting, over the network the device with the second device; storing authentication information used to perform the authentication; and automatically configuring, in response to the associating, the device for operation with the second device, the configuring including executing a device driver for the device on the second device, the configured device and the second device further configured for automatically re-authenticating and re-associating over the network based on the stored authentication information in response to a re-arrival on the network of the device subsequent to a departure from the network of the device subsequent to the associating. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system configured for automatically configuring a device, the method comprising:
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a second device configured for automatically detecting an arrival of the device on a network; the second device further configured for associating, based on authentication in response to the detecting, over the network the device with a second device; the second device further configured for storing authentication information used to perform the authentication; and the second device further configured for automatically configuring, in response to the associating, the device for operation with the second device, the configuring including executing a device driver for the device on the second device, the configured device and the second device further configured for automatically re-authenticating and re-associating over the network based on the stored authentication information in response to a re-arrival on the network of the device subsequent to a departure from the network of the device subsequent to the associating. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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