Patent ID: 8108496
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for determining configurations of a network device having a plurality of forwarding modes including a routing mode, a bridging mode and a repeating mode, the method comprising acts of: determining a first indication of a first network to which the network device is coupled, the first indication being at least one of an address of a device coupled to the first network, at least a portion of a domain name assigned by an address server coupled to the first network, a security parameter associated with the first network and an identifier of the first network; automatically selecting a first forwarding mode from the plurality of forwarding modes based at least in part on the first indication; storing, within a plurality of profiles, an association between the first indication and the first forwarding mode, each profile of the plurality of profiles including at least one association between an indication of a network and a forwarding mode; de-coupling the network device from the first network; coupling the network device to a second network different from the first network; determining a second indication of the second network to which the network device is coupled, the second indication being at least one of an address of a device coupled to the second network, at least a portion of a domain name assigned by an address server coupled to the second network, a security parameter associated with the second network and an identifier of the second network; automatically selecting a second forwarding mode from the plurality of forwarding modes based at least in part on the second indication, the second forwarding mode being different from the first forwarding mode; and storing, within the plurality of profiles, an association between the second indication and the second forwarding mode.