US 2014/0195681 A1 · MANAGING ACTIONS OF A NETWORK DEVICE

Abstract

A method and system for managing actions of a network device based on policy settings retrieved according to the identity of at least one connected removable wireless communications device. The decision to retrieve the policy settings from an authorized party is also based on whether the network device is able to use the at least one connected removable wireless communication device and whether the policy settings has already been stored in a storage medium of the network device according to the identity, wherein the policy settings correspond to the identity. When retrieving the policy settings from the authorized party, the request includes the identity. When the policy settings have been retrieved, the network device executes the policy settings. The removable wireless communications device provides communication between the network device and a network over a wireless network communication channel.

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A method for managing actions of a network device based on policy settings retrieved according to the identity of at least one connected removable wireless communications device, the method comprising:

determining the identity of the at least one connected removable wireless communication device;
determining whether the network device is able to use the at least one connected removable wireless communication device;
determining whether to retrieve the policy settings from an authorized party or a storage medium of the network device according to the identity, wherein the policy settings correspond to the identity;
sending a request to the authorized party to retrieve the policy settings when determined to retrieve the policy settings from the authorized party, wherein the request includes the identity;
receiving the policy settings associated with the identity from the authorized party or from the storage medium;
and executing the policy settings;
wherein the at least one connected removable wireless communications device providing communication between the network device and a network over a wireless network communication channel.

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A network device, comprising:

at least one device interface, which is used to connect to removable wireless communications device;
at least one network interface;
at least one processing units and storage medium comprising program instructions executable by the at least one processing units for:
determining the identity of the at least one connected removable wireless communication device;
determining whether to use the at least one connected removable wireless communication device:
determining whether to retrieve policy settings from an authorized party or a storage medium of the network device according to the identity, wherein the policy settings correspond to the identity;
sending a request to an authorized party to retrieve the policy settings when determined to retrieving the policy settings from the authorized party, wherein the request includes the identity;
receiving the policy settings associated with the identity from the authorized party or from the storage medium;
and executing the policy settings;
wherein the at least one connected removable wireless communications device providing communication between the network device and a network over a wireless network communication channel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Managing actions of a network device

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