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Network device configuration management by physical location

  • US 9,172,612 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2009
  • Issued: 10/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing a computer network, the method comprising:

  • maintaining a database of network configuration profiles, each network configuration profile corresponding to a network device type and a physical location relative to the network;

    upon connecting a network infrastructure device to the computer network, the network infrastructure device being of a network device type, determining with the network infrastructure device a physical location of the network infrastructure device relative to the network, the network infrastructure device internally storing its physical location and network device type information; and

    upon detecting the network infrastructure device on the computer network, a management configuration server accessing the physical location and network device type information from the network infrastructure device and providing a network configuration profile to the network infrastructure device from the database based on the physical location and the network device type information;

    upon receiving the network configuration profile, the network infrastructure device configuring itself for operation on the computer network.

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