System using displayed configuration utility on monitor including list of target nodes, for administering interconnected nodes of computer network
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1. A method for administering a computer network of interconnected nodes, comprising the steps of:
- (a) displaying a configuration utility on a monitor attached to a computer connected to the network, wherein the displayed configuration utility includes a list of one or more target nodes in the network;
(b) receiving data into the displayed configuration utility for selecting one or more of the target nodes in the network and for specifying one or more configurable elements on the selected target nodes; and
(c) modifying the specified configurable elements on the selected target nodes in accordance with the received data.
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Abstract
A configuration utility for administering a computer network of interconnected nodes. The configuration utility is displayed on a monitor attached to a computer connected to the network, wherein the displayed configuration utility includes a list of one or more target nodes in the network. Data is received into the displayed configuration utility for selecting one or more of the target nodes in the network and for specifying one or more configurable elements on the selected target nodes. The specified configurable elements are then modified on the selected target nodes in accordance with the received data.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for administering a computer network of interconnected nodes, comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying a configuration utility on a monitor attached to a computer connected to the network, wherein the displayed configuration utility includes a list of one or more target nodes in the network; (b) receiving data into the displayed configuration utility for selecting one or more of the target nodes in the network and for specifying one or more configurable elements on the selected target nodes; and (c) modifying the specified configurable elements on the selected target nodes in accordance with the received data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36)
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12. An apparatus for administering a computer network of interconnected nodes, comprising:
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(a) a computer with a monitor attached thereto, wherein the computer is connected to the network; (b) means, performed by the computer, for displaying a configuration utility on the monitor, wherein the displayed configuration utility includes a list of one or more target nodes in the network; (c) means, performed by the computer, for receiving data into the displayed configuration utility for selecting one or more of the target nodes in the network and for specifying one or more configurable elements on the selected target nodes; and (d) means, performed by the computer, for modifying the specified configurable elements on the selected target nodes in accordance with the received data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An article of manufacture embodying one or more instructions executable by a computer connected to a network of interconnected nodes to perform method steps for administering the computer network of interconnected nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) displaying a configuration utility on a monitor attached to the computer, wherein the displayed configuration utility includes a list of one or more target nodes in the network; (b) receiving data into the displayed configuration utility for selecting one or more of the target nodes in the network and for specifying one or more configurable elements on the selected target nodes; and (c) modifying the specified configurable elements on the selected target nodes in accordance with the received data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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