Nested Network Device Management via Iframe Proxying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network device management methods are cumbersome and time-consuming, especially when accessing and integrating web management pages across multiple devices in a cluster, and they lack automatic version upgrades, requiring manual operation steps.
Innovation Solution
A network device management method that displays a management page and device list with link controls for other network devices in the same cluster, allowing for nested display and management through IP or MAC addresses, enabling proxying and real-time management page access and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual integration of web management pages across multiple devices is performed, then management capability is achieved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested display of management pages by embedding iframe elements within the primary device's management page. When a user accesses the management page of a first network device, the system automatically nests and displays management pages of other network devices within the same cluster directly on the current page, eliminating the need to manually open separate browser windows or tabs for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple management pages into a unified view by integrating device lists and management interfaces of multiple network devices into a single web page. The system combines the primary device's management page with nested management pages of other devices, allowing users to manage multiple devices through a single unified interface rather than switching between separate pages.
2Device complexity
If multiple network devices are managed through separate web pages, then device-specific management is precise, but system complexity and integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal management interface that can display and manage multiple types of network devices through a single web page. The system uses a standardized iframe-based nested display mechanism that works across different device types, allowing the same management page structure to handle various network devices without requiring device-specific integration code or separate management systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of iframe elements that act as mediators between the primary device's management page and other network devices' management pages. The iframe serves as an embedded window that loads and displays foreign management pages within the current page context, facilitating seamless integration without direct coupling between devices.
3Ease of manufacture
If automatic version upgrades are implemented, then system maintainability improves, but implementation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic version upgrades where the management page system automatically detects, downloads, and installs new versions of management page code without requiring manual intervention. The system monitors for updates, retrieves new versions from a server, and seamlessly replaces old versions, enabling self-service maintenance that reduces the need for manual updates while keeping the upgrade mechanism relatively simple through automated scripting.
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AI summary
This application discloses a network device management method and a network device and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a management page and a device list of the network device in response to a received display request, where the management page includes management information for managing a corresponding network device, the device list includes a link control for at least one other network device that is in a same network device cluster as the network device, and the link control for the other network device corresponds to the other network device; determining the other network device corresponding to the management page view request; and obtaining a management page corresponding to the other network device through the link control corresponding to the other network device, and nesting and displaying the management page in the management page corresponding to the network device.