Patent ID: 9154744
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A server-implemented method of registering an edge device with a video management server (VMS) in a digital video network, comprising: absent communication from the VMS to the edge device, receiving an unsolicited pre-registration request from the edge device, the unsolicited pre-registration request comprising edge-device-specific configuration information, the unsolicited pre-registration request originating from the edge device to initiate the registering of the edge device with the VMS; automatically pre-registering the edge device to the VMS based on the received unsolicited pre-registration request; displaying an edge device registration activator for the pre-registered edge device, the edge-device-specific configuration information being associated with the displayed edge device registration activator; and in response to activation of the displayed edge device registration activator, registering the pre-registered edge device to the VMS using the edge-device-specific configuration information received in the unsolicited pre-registration request, wherein activation is done by selection of the displayed edge device registration activator by a user.