Patent ID: 9596213
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A monitoring device for use with a computer network, the device comprising: a central control unit comprising a processor and memory, the memory operable to store data to be processed by modules of the device; a filtering module operable to filter content delivered to a device connected to the network and to generate filtering data indicative of content filtered by the filtering module; a connectivity detection module operable to detect the connectivity of a device connected to the network and to generate connectivity data indicative of the connectivity of the device; and an event recording module operable to store a record of the data generated by the respective modules, the record of data providing a history of events detected by the monitoring device; wherein the device examines a new connecting device in detail to establish additional connection information to identify to a user that the connecting device is authorized to connect to the network as a trusted device.