Patent ID: 8438491

Claim:
A system for managing a network access device, the system comprising: at least one processor to execute management interface software comprising: a first software layer comprising a Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) server, the first software layer is configured: (a) to receive a first message, the first message comprising user input that specifies a change to configuration data stored in a network access device, and (b) to send a second message; a second software layer comprising a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent, the second software layer is configured: (a) to receive the second message; and (b) to cause the SNMP agent to change the configuration data as specified by the user input; and a third software layer configured: (a) to generate a user interface to receive the user input; and (b) to send the first message to the first software layer using Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP), in that the first software layer, the second software layer, and the third software layer reside in the network access device modularly such that each software layer enables external access to the network access device.