Patent ID: 9544189
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method executed by one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving, by a network manager on a network, a request for a proxy automatic configuration (PAC) script from a source address associated with a device; determining, by the network manager and based on the source address, whether (i) the device is on a network local to the network manager or (ii) the device is not on a network local to the network manager by determining if (i) the source address is a local network address or (ii) the source address is a public network address; generating, by the network manager, a PAC script based at least in part on the determination of whether or not the device is on a network local to the network manager, wherein: sending, by the network manager, a response to the request for the PAC script including the generated PAC script.