Network administration tool
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1. A first network tool embedded on a non-transitory readable storage medium of a first computer, comprising:
- a network management services module that obtains information regarding one or more devices in a network, wherein a map identifying the devices can be used to manage each of the devices through a user interface; and
a network management application module that provides access through a Web site to the user interface displaying the map, wherein the network management services module is further configured to;
detect a second network tool operating on second computer;
execute a change to modify a selected property of a selected device, wherein the change is communicated to the second network tool, wherein the first and second network tools share a peer-to-peer relationship such that each can update each other in order to synchronize programs residing on the first and second network tools; and
a shared folder module configured to receive an update for a first instantiation of a licensed software product operating on the first computer, and wherein the first network tool uses the shared folder module to populate the update to the second network tool running a second instantiation of the licensed software product on the second computer.
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Abstract
A tool for managing a network of interconnected devices. The tool may provide a user with an interface that allows the user to view the type and status of each network device (that is, each device connected to the network), and even the status of the network itself. The tool may alternately or additionally provide a user with services related to the network, such as allowing a user to perform one or more tasks associated with devices in the network.
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1. A first network tool embedded on a non-transitory readable storage medium of a first computer, comprising:
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a network management services module that obtains information regarding one or more devices in a network, wherein a map identifying the devices can be used to manage each of the devices through a user interface; and a network management application module that provides access through a Web site to the user interface displaying the map, wherein the network management services module is further configured to; detect a second network tool operating on second computer; execute a change to modify a selected property of a selected device, wherein the change is communicated to the second network tool, wherein the first and second network tools share a peer-to-peer relationship such that each can update each other in order to synchronize programs residing on the first and second network tools; and a shared folder module configured to receive an update for a first instantiation of a licensed software product operating on the first computer, and wherein the first network tool uses the shared folder module to populate the update to the second network tool running a second instantiation of the licensed software product on the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing a network using a first network tool provided in conjunction with a non-transitory computer readable medium embedded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium of a first computer, comprising:
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obtaining information regarding at least one device in a network; creating a data object for each of the devices for generating a map identifying the devices, wherein the map can be used to manage each of the devices through a user interface; providing access through a Web site to the user interface displaying the map; detecting a second network tool operating on a second computer; establishing a communication channel with the second network tool; executing a change to modify a selected property of a selected device, wherein the change is communicated to the second network tool, wherein the first and second network tools share a peer-to-peer relationship such that each can update each other in order to synchronize programs residing on the first and second network tools; receiving an update for a first instantiation of a licensed software product operating on the first computer, and wherein the first network tool uses a shared folder module to populate the update to the second network tool running a second instantiation of the licensed software product on the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A first computer, comprising:
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a memory element configured to store data; a processor operable operatively coupled to the memory element to execute instructions associated with the data; and a first network tool embedded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and executed by the processor, the computer being configured to; obtain information regarding one or more devices in a network, wherein a map identifying the devices can be used to manage each of the devices through a user interface; provide access through a Web site to the user interface displaying the map; detect a second network tool operating on a second computer; execute a change to modify a selected property of a selected device, wherein the change is communicated to the second network tool, wherein the first and second network tools share a peer-to-peer relationship such that each can update each other in order to synchronize programs residing on the first and second network tools; and receive an update for a first instantiation of a licensed software product operating on the first computer, and wherein the first network tool uses the shared folder module to populate the update to the second network tool running a second instantiation of the licensed software product on the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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