Method of managing a network device, a management system, and a network device
The present invention relates to a method of managing a network device, a network device, and a management system. A configuration of a firewall is changed over a network connection by a remote management system ( 10 ). The firewall ( 11 ) applies the change configuration after receiving a command f...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
| Published |
24.10.2002
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| Summary: | The present invention relates to a method of managing a network device, a network device, and a management system. A configuration of a firewall is changed over a network connection by a remote management system (
10
). The firewall (
11
) applies the change configuration after receiving a command from the management system (
10
). Shortly after the changed configuration is applied, the management system (
10
) takes a new connection to the firewall (
11
). With this new connection, the configuration is accepted for permanent use in the firewall (
11
). If a new connection is not successfully set-up within a given time limit, the firewall (
11
) will automatically return to use the old configuration. Thereby, the firewall (
11
) is able to restore from any loss of management connection caused by a mistake in the changed configuration. |
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