Method and apparatus for configuring a router, and a computer program product
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAxel Fischer
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Abstract
A method is provided for configuring a router of a first local-area network in a communication network, having a second local-area network in communication with the first local-area network via the router. Configuration data for the router from an external communication device of the second local-area network is inputted via a dynamic web page of a remote server. An automatic communication connection with the router is established via the remote server. The configuration data is transmitted to the router.
Claims20
A method for configuring a router of a first local-area network in a communication network, the communication network having a second local-area network in communication with the first local-area network via the router, the method comprising:
- inputting configuration data for the router from an external communication device of the second local-area network via a dynamic web page of a remote server;
- establishing automatically a communication connection with the router via the remote server;
- transmitting the configuration data to the router;
- storing, for a predetermined time period, the configuration data in the remote servers or router, the predetermined time period being a fixed time period;
- comparing the configuration data to current configuration data of the router;
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- updating a configuration of the router at the predetermined time period, the configuration of the router being updated when the configuration data is different than the current configuration data,
- wherein the configuration data is stored for the predetermined time period before updating the configuration of the router using the configuration data.
A system for configuring a router of a first local-area network in a communication network, the communication network having a second local- area network in communication with the first local-area network via the router, the system comprising:
- a remote server communicatively located within the first or second local-area network, the remote server including a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing configuration data and a dynamic interface program providing a dynamic webpage;
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- a communication device of the second local-area network, the communication device configured to input the configuration data for the router via the dynamic web page of the remote server,
- wherein a communication connection with the router is automatically established to transmit the configuration data to the router at a predetermined time.
A computer readable storage media for configuring a first router of a first local-area network in a communication network having a second local-area network in communication with the first local-area network via the first router, the computer readable storage media storing instructions for:
- inputting configuration data for the first router from a second router of the second local-area network via a dynamic web page of a remote server;
- establishing automatically a communication connection with the first router via the remote server;
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- transmitting the configuration data to the first router at a predetermined time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.