Patent ID: 7912958
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for allocating Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to an uninterruptible power supply including a network management card connected to a network through a communication line, the method comprising: determining, by the network management card based at least in part on a configurable boot mode setting, a first protocol for dynamic allocation of IP addresses, the configurable boot mode setting indicating one of Bootstrap Protocol (BootP) Only mode, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Only mode and DHCP/BootP mode, wherein the network management card determines that the first protocol is DHCP when the configurable boot mode setting indicates DHCP Only mode and the network management card determines that the first protocol is BootP when the configurable boot mode setting indicates either BootP Only mode or DHCP/BootP mode; executing, by the network management card, a first process for allocation of IP addresses using the first protocol through the communication line; and executing, by the network management card, selectively based at least in part on whether the executed first process successfully allocated an IP address and on whether the configurable boot mode setting indicates DHCP/BootP mode, a second process for allocation of IP addresses using a second protocol for dynamic allocation of IP addresses through the communication line, the second protocol being DHCP.