Patent ID: 8869236
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions executable by a processor to implement a method, the method comprising: receiving user configuration data for a cloud access router (CAR) at a configuration system that is coupled to a cloud network; storing device configuration data in a configuration database coupled to the cloud network, the device configuration data being based on the user configuration data and cloud network data; receiving a configuration request at the configuration system from the CAR, the configuration request being provided by the CAR automatically in response to the CAR being unconfigured for operation in the cloud network and connected in a user network; and transmitting the device configuration data from the configuration database to the CAR in response to the configuration request, the configuration data programmed to provision the CAR on the cloud network to establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection between the user network and the cloud network for accessing at least one cloud service hosted on the cloud network from the user network via the CAR.