Automated configuration of network device ports
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1. A method for establishing network device port settings, the method comprising:
- receiving a DHCPDISCOVER request from a first device by a second device;
examining at least one DHCP option of the DHCPDISCOVER request;
determining by the second device, based on a device type or vendor identifier specified in the at least one DHCP option in the DHCPDISCOVER request, whether an appropriate macro is available to configure a port of the second device on which the DHCPDISCOVER request was received; and
, if the appropriate macro is determined to be available,causing by the second device the port of the second device to be configured by applying the appropriate macro.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for identifying end devices and automatically configuring associated network settings. Preferred implementations of the invention do not require users to manually identify connection types (e.g., RFID, IPphone, manufacturing device, etc.) or to manually configure the network device. Accordingly, such implementations allow automatic switch configuration, even for devices that use inconsistent protocols and/or protocols that are not well known. Some methods of the invention employ DHCP options combined with traffic snooping to identify devices and automatically apply appropriate switch port configuration.
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1. A method for establishing network device port settings, the method comprising:
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receiving a DHCPDISCOVER request from a first device by a second device; examining at least one DHCP option of the DHCPDISCOVER request; determining by the second device, based on a device type or vendor identifier specified in the at least one DHCP option in the DHCPDISCOVER request, whether an appropriate macro is available to configure a port of the second device on which the DHCPDISCOVER request was received; and
, if the appropriate macro is determined to be available,causing by the second device the port of the second device to be configured by applying the appropriate macro. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for establishing network device port settings, the apparatus comprising:
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a port for receiving a DHCPDISCOVER request form a first device; a memory; and at least one logic device configured for; examining at least one DHCP option of the DHCPDTSCOVER request determining, based on a device type or vendor identifier specified in the at least one DHCP option in the DHCPDISCOVER request, whether an appropriate macro is available to configure the port on which the DHCPDISCOVER request was received; and, if the appropriate macro is determined to be available, causing the port on which the DHCPDISCOVER request was received to be configured by applying the appropriate macro. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon instructions for establishing network device port settings, comprising:
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instructions for examining at least one DHCP option of a DHCPDISCOVER request received from a first device by a second device; instructions for determining by the second device, based on a device type or vendor identifier specified in at least one DHCP option in the DHCPDISCOVER request, whether an appropriate macro is available to configure a pod of the second device on which the DHCPDISCOVER request was received; and instructions or causing by the second device the port of the second device to be configured by applying the appropriate macro, if the appropriate macro is determined to be available. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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