Patent ID: 9021573
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A secure method for connecting to web enabled devices inside a secure firewalled local area network (LAN) through a secure fire-walled edge router, without enabling port forwarding, at an interface between the secure LAN and an internet cloud, for monitoring and control of the web enabled devices within the secure LAN comprising: providing a secure central server outside the LAN, wherein the secure central server immediately identifies problems within the LAN and either automatically takes remedial action or informs an administrator for manual action, wherein the secure central server oversees a security monitoring health of a system of the secure central server and transmits a short message service (SMS) message to an administrator of the system in order to indicate a failure of at least one of the web enabled devices; providing at least one monitor and control device outside the secure LAN, wherein the secure central server is coupled to the at least one monitor and control device; having the web enabled devices within the LAN connecting to and registering with the secure server; and enabling establishment of a secure virtual pipe connection via the secure central server, for use by the at least one monitor and control device, outside the secure LAN, that is securely connected and pre-registered with the secure central server, wherein the at least one monitor and control device monitors and controls the web enabled devices inside the secure LAN.