Patent ID: 9106526
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for traversing a firewall, the firewall preventing remote devices from accessing, but allowing remote devices to send electronic mail messages to, a plurality of local network devices, the method comprising: receiving, by a network printer of the plurality of local network devices, an electronic mail message from a remote administrator device outside the firewall, the electronic mail message including an access request and credentials of the remote administrator device; in response to receiving the electronic mail message, validating the credentials of the remote administrator device; in response to validating the credentials, initiating, by the network printer, a connection with the remote administrator device through the firewall; transmitting state data of the network printer to the remote administrator device over the initiated connection, the state data providing current status information of the network printer; receiving adjusted state data from the remote administrator device, the adjusted state data providing at least one adjustment to be made to settings of the network printer; and based on the adjusted state data, implementing the at least one adjustment to the settings.