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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Manrique J. Brenes, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Matthew B. Mcrae, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Kendra S. Harrington, Irvine, CA (US);
Manrique J. Brenes, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Matthew B. McRae, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Kendra S. Harrington, Irvine, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A network device and a method of configuring a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving an e-mail message at the network device; parsing the e-mail message to retrieve configuration instructions; and executing a configuration action according to the configuration instructions contained in the e-mail message. The network device includes: a first upstream network interface; control logic configured to: receive an e-mail message; parse the e-mail message to retrieve configuration instructions; and execute a configuration action according to the configuration instructions contained in the e-mail message.