Patent ID: 7711947

Claim:
A method for automatically reconfiguring 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 one device configuration file at said at least one management device; automatically establishing at least one first communication between said at least one management device and at least one network device via at least one network connection of at least one network; transmitting said at least one device configuration file from said at least one management device to said at least one network device via said at least one network connection; and analyzing each of said at least one device configuration files locally at said at least one network devices to determine whether reconfiguration of said network device is required and, if said reconfiguration of said network device is required, performing the sub-steps of: automatically establishing a second communication between said network device and said management device via said network connection; receiving a request at said management device from said network device for a VPN configuration file via said network connection; and transmitting said VPN configuration file from said management device to said network device via said network connection; wherein at least one VPN is automatically reconfigured upon local processing of at least one of said device configuration file, said VPN configuration file, and combinations thereof.