Automatic internet protocol (IP) address allocation and assignment
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method used in configuration of a network device connected to a local network comprising the following steps performed by a module operating within a console connected to the local network:
- (a) in response to activation of the module, obtaining an unused network address;
(b) upon receipt by the console of a request from the network device, forwarding to the network device a response which includes the unused address obtained in step (a) along with subnet and gateway information for the console;
(c) establishing a network connection to the network device; and
,(d) displaying on a monitor for the console, an address value, a subnet mask value and a gateway value for the network device.
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Abstract
A network device connected to a local network is configured using a module operating within a console connected to the local network. Once activated, the module obtains an unused network address. After obtaining the unused network address, the console waits for receipt of a request from the network device. Upon receipt of the request, the console forwards to the network device a response. The response includes the unused address along with subnet and gateway information for the console. The console then establishes a network connection to the network device and displays on a monitor for the console, an address value, a subnet mask value and a gateway value for the network device.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method used in configuration of a network device connected to a local network comprising the following steps performed by a module operating within a console connected to the local network:
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(a) in response to activation of the module, obtaining an unused network address; (b) upon receipt by the console of a request from the network device, forwarding to the network device a response which includes the unused address obtained in step (a) along with subnet and gateway information for the console; (c) establishing a network connection to the network device; and
,(d) displaying on a monitor for the console, an address value, a subnet mask value and a gateway value for the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for configuring a network device connected to a local network comprising the following steps:
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(a) from a console located within the local network, interrogating active network devices to determine an unused network address; (b) upon the console receiving a request from the network device, forwarding, by the console to the network device, a response which includes the unused address determined in step (a) along with subnet and gateway information for the console; and
,(c) configuring of the network device using the unused address and the subnet and gateway information within the response forwarded in step (b). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Storage media which stores a software module, the software module, when run on a console connected to a local network, performing a method used in configuration of a network device connected to the local network, the method comprising the following steps:
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(a) in response to activation of the software module, obtaining an unused network address; (b) upon receipt by the console of a request from the local network, forwarding to the local network, a response which includes the unused address found in step (a) along with subnet and gateway information for the console; (c) establishing a network connection between the console and the network device; and
,(d) displaying on a monitor for the console, an address value, a subnet mask value and a gateway value for the network device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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