Method and apparatus for controlling of remote access to a local network
First Claim
1. A method for managing remote access to a device connected to a local network, the method comprising:
- instructing a network managing device to create permission information regarding at least one local device connected to the local network,wherein the permission information is for determining whether the at least one local device can be accessed from a remote device not included in the local network, andwherein the permission information includes at least an identifier of a user, a unique identifier for the at least one local device, a parameter designating either permission or refusal of external access of the at least one local device or connection information for connecting to the at least one local device; and
instructing the network managing device to search the created permission information for first permission information regarding a first device of the at least one local device when a request for access to the first device is received by the network managing device from the remote device,wherein the network managing device determines whether to allow the access to the first device according to the first permission information, andwherein the remote device is connected with the first device using the connection information upon determining to allow the access to the first device.
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Abstract
The present invention is to ensure security of a local network, e.g., a home network from remote access while allowing remote access. In a method of the present invention, if a device on the local network is to be accessed remotely, user identifying information (and/or device identifying information) and connection information of a target device, that are accompanied by the access, are compared with information of registered allowance entries and whether to allow the access is determined based on the comparison result. According to the method, remote access to a device invoked by a user (and/or a remote device) whose remote access is not set to allowance is blocked while remote access invoked by a user (and/or a remote device) whose remote access is set to allowance is admitted.
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1. A method for managing remote access to a device connected to a local network, the method comprising:
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instructing a network managing device to create permission information regarding at least one local device connected to the local network, wherein the permission information is for determining whether the at least one local device can be accessed from a remote device not included in the local network, and wherein the permission information includes at least an identifier of a user, a unique identifier for the at least one local device, a parameter designating either permission or refusal of external access of the at least one local device or connection information for connecting to the at least one local device; and instructing the network managing device to search the created permission information for first permission information regarding a first device of the at least one local device when a request for access to the first device is received by the network managing device from the remote device, wherein the network managing device determines whether to allow the access to the first device according to the first permission information, and wherein the remote device is connected with the first device using the connection information upon determining to allow the access to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for managing remote access to a device connected to a local network, the apparatus comprising:
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a microprocessor configured to; instruct a network managing device to create permission information regarding at least one local device connected to the local network, wherein the permission information is for determining whether the at least one local device can be accessed from a remote device not included in the local network, and wherein the permission information includes at least an identifier of a user, a unique identifier for the at least one local device, a parameter designating either permission or refusal of external access of the at least one local device or connection information for connecting to the at least one local device; and instruct the network managing device to search the created permission information for first permission information regarding a first device of the at least one local device when a request for access to the first device is received by the network managing device from the remote device, wherein the network managing device determines whether to allow the access to the first device according to the first permission information, and wherein the remote device is connected with the first device using the connection information upon determining to allow the access to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing remote access to a device connected to a local network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for getting remote access permission information regarding at least one local device; and transmitting a remote access permission message to a network managing device, wherein the remote access permission message comprises at least an identifier of a user, a unique identifier for the at least one local device, a parameter designating either permission or refusal of external access of the at least one local device or connection information, wherein permission information regarding at least one local device is created by the network managing device using the remote access permission message, and wherein the permission information regarding the at least one local device is for determining whether the at least one local device can be accessed from a remote device not included in the local network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An apparatus connected to a local network, the apparatus comprising:
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a control device configured to; receive a request for getting remote access permission information regarding at least one local device; and transmit a remote access permission message to a network managing device, wherein the remote access permission message comprises at least an identifier of a user, a unique identifier for the at least one local device, a parameter designating either permission or refusal of external access of the at least one local device or connection information, wherein permission information regarding at least one local device is created by the network managing device using the remote access permission message, and wherein the permission information regarding the at least one local device is for determining whether the at least one local device can be accessed from a remote device not included in the local network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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