Patent ID: 8671184
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network management tool, stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising: a network management services module configured to be provisioned into a personal computer serviced by a common gateway shared by a plurality of end user devices in a home networking environment, wherein the network management services module includes a network information services module configured to detect devices in the home network environment, a device detection module configured to identify detected devices, and a monitoring module, which includes a plurality of monitoring agents configured to direct agent services that are running on the end user devices to perform a task, wherein one or more of the agent services suggest improvements to a current performance of the home network environment, wherein the monitoring module can request that a connection to a device in the plurality of end user devices be removed when the device goes offline or is no longer accessible on the network, and wherein the network management tool maintains device properties for each of the plurality of the end user devices.