Method and system for automatically requesting network management data

A method for automatically requesting network management data, the method being implemented using a system including a network management server and a client device connected to the network management server, the network management server including a database that stores a pre-stored username and a pre-stored password, the method comprising:

• a) after being powered on, by the client device, automatically generating and transmitting a request packet to the network management server, wherein the request packet includes both a first parameter field and a request for an IP address, and the first parameter field is for requesting parts of network management data;
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• b) in response to receipt of the request packet, by the network management server, generating and transmitting a replying packet to the client device, the replying packet including the pre-stored username and the pre-stored password, the content of the replying packet containing the parts of the network management data.

A system for automatically requesting network management data, comprising a network management server and a client device connected to the network management server, wherein:

• the client device, after being powered on, automatically generates and transmits a request packet to the network management server, the request packet includes both a first parameter field and a request for an IP address, the first parameter field is for requesting parts of network management data;
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• in response to receipt of the request packet, the network management server generates and transmits a replying packet to the client device, the replying packet includes a second parameter field, the content of the second parameter field contains the parts of the network management data, and the second parameter field indicates a latest version number of firmware for the client device.