US 8,745,219 B2 · Out-of-band remote management station

Abstract

A management system for a computer data network comprises a remote management station connected to an analog communication system and connected to a device console port of a co-located computer device. The remote management station comprises (a) an embedded processor, (b) a connecting means to the analog communication system, and (c) a connecting means to the device console port. The remote management station is configured to detect a user connecting to or disconnecting from the device console port via the remote management station. The remote management station is configured for one or more of the following: (a) logging the user off the device console port when the user disconnects or is disconnected from the console port; (b) logging a previous user off the device console port before allowing a new user to access the device console port; or (c) monitoring messages sent to the device console port

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Dependent claims

A management device, comprising:

a first interface configured to receive, via a first network, a request to manage a network device;
a second interface configured to receive, via a second network, an encrypted request to manage the network device that is conveyed through the network device, wherein the second interface is configured to couple to the network device, and to communicate with an authentication server via the second network to determine whether a request to manage the network device is authorized;
a third interface configured to couple to a console port of the network device;
wherein the management device is configured, in response to a request to manage the network device being authorized, to:
receive management commands for the network device via the second interface, wherein the management commands are executable by the network device to change configuration settings of the network device;
convey the received management commands to the network device via the third interface;
and
receive responses to the management commands from the network device via the third interface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Out-of-band remote management station

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Out-of-band remote management station

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Abstract

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