Method and system for determining printer location on a map

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program having computer readable code embodied to carry out a method for determining a physical location of a device, the method comprising:

• attaching a device to a network switch, the network switch configured to connect the device to a network connection;
• sending location information from the network switch to the device;
• sending a discovery request from a client device to the device;
• obtaining the location information from the device on the client device;
• sending the location information from the client device to a server to obtain a physical location of the device, wherein the server hosts a location database for a plurality of network switches in the network connection;
• determining the physical location of the device using the location database hosted on the server;
• sending the physical location of the device from the server to the client device;
• and
• displaying the physical location of the device on the client device.

A system for determining a location of a device, the system comprising:

• a network connection;
• at least one network switch connected to the network connection;
• at least one device attached to the at least one network switch, the at least one network switch configured to connect the device to the network connection, and wherein the at least one network switch sends location information to the at least one device;
• a client device connected to the network connection, the client device configured to send a discovery request to the at least one device, and wherein the client device obtains location information from the at least one device;
• and
• a server connected to the network connection, wherein the server receives the location information from the client device, and determines a physical location of the device from a location database for a plurality of network switches in the network connection, and which is displayed on the client device.