Patent ID: 11936738
Assignee: MCAFEE, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A first device, comprising:
a processor in communication with a memory that stores instructions, the processor configured to execute the instructions
to determine the first device is connected between a second device and a network and
to determine the second device has not previously been connected to the first device;

a universal serial bus (USB) connector that receives at least one instruction to disable or enable communications with the network;
a physical switch that disables a connection between the second device and the network; and
a communication adapter that enables traffic sent from the second device to the network and network traffic that is responsive to the traffic sent by the second device, wherein
at least one outbound port is opened, based on a determination that management software for managing the first device is installed on the second device.