Patent ID: 7373661

Claim:
A method for automatically creating a VPN, said method comprising the steps of: receiving VPN data input by a user at a portal; transmitting said VPN data from said portal to at least one management device; creating at least two device configuration files at said at least one management device; automatically establishing at least two first communications between said at least one management device and at least two network devices via at least one network connection of at least one network; and transmitting said at least two device configuration files from said at least one management device to said at least two network devices via said at least one network connection; analyzing each of said device configuration files locally at said at least two network devices to determine that reconfiguration of said network devices is required; automatically establishing at least two second communications between said at least two network devices and said at least one management device via said at least one network connection; receiving a request at said at least one management device from said at least two network devices for at least two VPN configuration files via said at least one network connection; and transmitting said at least two VPN configuration files from said at least one management device to said at least two network devices via said at least one network connection; wherein at least one VPN is automatically created upon local processing of said at least two device configuration files and said at least two VPN configuration files.