Patent ID: 7277935
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of managing a target device with a management device comprising management information, wherein the target device and the management device are connected to a network, and wherein the target device is further connected to a port of a first interconnecting device, the first interconnecting device being connected to the network, and wherein the target device is further connected to a second interconnecting device, the second interconnecting device being also connected to the management device, the method comprising: the management device updating the management information after obtaining from the first interconnecting device: the target device sending an initial setting request and the address of the target device to the second interconnecting device; the second interconnecting device sending the initial setting request and the address to the management device; the management device determining that the address of the target device sent by the second interconnecting device is included in the updated management information; and the management device sending initialization data to the target device, the initialization data being configured to initialize the target device.