Patent ID: 7409709

Claim:
A method for automatically reconfiguring a network device, said method comprising the steps of: initiating a user configuration process via an Internet portal, said user configuration process including the sub-steps of: receiving user data input by a user at said Internet portal, said user data including at least one configuration parameter; and concluding said user configuration process in a manner that prompts initiation of a network device configuration process; and automatically initiating said network device configuration process upon completion of said user configuration process, said network configuration process including the sub-steps of: transmitting said user data from said portal to at least one management device; creating at least one configuration file at said management device; automatically establishing a communication between said management device and said network device via a network connection of a network; transmitting said configuration file from said management device to said network device via said network connection; automatically reconfiguring said at least one configuration parameter of said network device via local processing of said configuration file; and concluding said network configuration process.