System and method for installing authentication credentials on a network device
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1. A method for installing authentication credentials on a network device, comprising:
- downloading an application from a secure website onto an intermediary computing device;
requesting authentication credentials from a Network Access Control (NAC) credential service using the application;
passing the authentication credentials from the NAC credential service through the intermediary computing device to an endpoint using the application; and
installing the authentication credentials on the endpoint using the application.
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Abstract
A method for installing authentication credentials on a network device. An intermediary computing device (e.g., client computer) downloads an application for installing the authentication credentials from a secure website. The application on the intermediary computing device requests authentication credentials from a Network Access Control (NAC) credential service. The application passes the authentication credentials received from the NAC credential service through the intermediary computing device to an endpoint (e.g., video conferencing device). The application installs the authentication credentials on the endpoint.
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1. A method for installing authentication credentials on a network device, comprising:
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downloading an application from a secure website onto an intermediary computing device; requesting authentication credentials from a Network Access Control (NAC) credential service using the application; passing the authentication credentials from the NAC credential service through the intermediary computing device to an endpoint using the application; and installing the authentication credentials on the endpoint using the application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for installing authentication credentials on a network device, comprising:
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an intermediary computing device; an endpoint coupled to the intermediary computing device; a secure website coupled to the intermediary computing device using a network, wherein the secure website is enabled to verify website validation information before downloading an application onto the intermediary computing device from the secure website; and a Network Access Control (NAC) credential service coupled to the intermediary computing device using the network, wherein the NAC credential service is enabled to provide authentication credentials to the application for installation on the endpoint; and wherein the application is enabled to request authentication credentials from NAC credential service, pass authentication credentials from NAC credential service through the intermediary computing device to the endpoint, and install the authentication credentials on the endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for installing authentication credentials on a network device, comprising:
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validating website validation information via a secure website to provide permission to the secure website for downloading an application; downloading the application from the secure website onto an intermediary computing device; requesting authentication credentials by providing a user-entered endpoint identifier to a Network Access Control (NAC) credential service using the application; validating an endpoint with the NAC credential service by comparing an electronically-retrieved endpoint identifier against the user-entered endpoint identifier, wherein the application obtains the electronically-retrieved endpoint identifier from the endpoint and delivers the electronically-retrieved endpoint identifier to the NAC credential service; passing the authentication credentials from the NAC credential service through the intermediary computing device to the endpoint using the application; installing the authentication credentials on the endpoint using the application; connecting the endpoint to a port of an authenticating network switch, wherein authentication protocols of the port are enabled; and accessing a private network service via a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server and the authenticating network switch.
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20. A system for video conferencing, comprising:
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a video conferencing device to communicate with at least one other remote video conferencing device connected to a video management system (VMS) on a private network; an intermediary computing device connected to the video conferencing device, wherein the intermediary computing device is to download an authentication application from a secure web server, run the authentication application to obtain authentication credentials from a network access control (NAC) credential server, and pass the authentication credentials to the video conferencing device; and an authenticating network switch to connect the video conferencing device to the VMS on the private network, and allow the video conferencing device to be authenticated by the VMS through use of the authentication credentials, wherein authentication of the video conferencing device enables the video conferencing device to communicate with the at least one other remote video conferencing device connected to the VMS on the private network.
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