Patent ID: 7539769
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for automatically configuring a plurality of different types of network devices, comprising: A memory for storing a library and a database; the library being a library of generic commands that can be applied to said devices and converters for converting each of said generic commands into device-specific commands to be applied to individual network devices; the database being a database storing configuration parameters for said plurality of network devices; and a hardware processor configured to provide a configuration interface; the configuration interface receives said parameters from said database and issues generic commands to said library to cause individual ones of said devices to be configured using said device-specific commands and in accordance with said parameters; wherein said configuration interface displays identifications of firewall devices associated with a network and conduits within said firewall devices, and permits a user to select at least one of said firewall devices.