Patent ID: 11954184
Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A system for operating an optimization device in a network, the system comprising:
at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising:
at a portal an authorization request message from the optimization device, the authorization request message comprising information identifying a service provider;
processing at the portal information in the authorization request message from the optimization device;
determining that the optimization device is authorized for initial operation;
receiving at the portal from the service provider, firewall configuration information usable to form a secure channel with a different optimization device behind a firewall, wherein the optimization device is outside the firewall, the different optimization device is configured with corresponding firewall configuration information, and the firewall configuration information comprises at least one of an originating port associated with a communication that the firewall allows to pass through the firewall, an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with a communication that the firewall allows to pass through the firewall, a subnet associated with a communication that the firewall allows to pass through the firewall, or a protocol associated with a communication that the firewall allows to pass through the firewall; and
sending the firewall configuration information to the optimization device such that the optimization device forms the secure channel with the different optimization device.