Directory-enabled device management

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2006-04-04

2006-04-04

Cardone, Jason (Department: 2145)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Computer network monitoring

C709S225000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07024476

ABSTRACT:
Managing a plurality of network devices on a network by detecting the presence of at least one of the plurality of network devices on the network by using a first communication protocol, obtaining, by using the first communication protocol, an information block from each of the detected network devices, wherein the information block contains information related to the corresponding network device, formatting each information block into a directory entry, and sending each directory entry to a directory server via a second communication protocol.

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