Method of managing a network device, a management system,...

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2002-04-23

2010-06-15

Vu, Kimyen (Department: 2435)

Information security

Access control or authentication

Network

C726S002000, C726S003000, C713S153000, C713S166000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07739727

ABSTRACT:
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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