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US 9,071,530 B2Granted
Using endpoint host checking to classify unmanaged devices in a network and to improve network location awareness
AssigneePulse Secure, LLC
InventorJeffrey C. Venable, Sr.
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Abstract
A device receives, from a managed device, endpoint information associated with an unmanaged device connected to the managed device in a network. The device also receives unmanaged device information that partially identifies the unmanaged device, and completely identifies the unmanaged device based on the endpoint information and the unmanaged device information.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device and from a first device, endpoint information associated with an endpoint device connected to the first device in a network, the endpoint information comprising configuration settings of the first device for the endpoint device;
- receiving, by the computing device, device information associated with the endpoint device;
- determining, by the computing device, that the endpoint device comprises a particular type of device based on the device information;
- determining, by the computing device, that the endpoint device comprises a particular model of the particular type of device based on the endpoint information;
- determining a network functionality for the endpoint device based on the endpoint device comprising the particular model of the particular type of device;
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- providing the network functionality to the endpoint device.
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A device, comprising:
- a processor to:
- receive, from a first device, endpoint information associated with an endpoint device connected to the first device in a network, the endpoint information comprising configuration settings of the first device for the endpoint device,
- receive device information associated with the endpoint device,
- determine that the endpoint device comprises a particular type of device based on the device information,
- determine that the endpoint device comprises a particular model of the particular type of device based on the endpoint information, determine network functionality for the endpoint device based on the endpoint device comprising the particular model of the particular type of device, and
- provide the network functionality to the endpoint device,
- the endpoint device using the network functionality in conjunction with accessing the network.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- obtain, from a first device, device information associated with an endpoint device that is connected to a second device, the device information comprising configuration settings of the second device for the endpoint device,
- the second device being different from the first device,
- determine, based on the device information, that the endpoint device comprises a particular type of device,
- obtain, from the second device, endpoint information associated with the endpoint device, and
- determine, based on the endpoint information, that the endpoint device comprises a particular model of the particular type of device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.