Network Device Management System with Automated Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network device management systems face challenges in efficiently and accurately managing a large number of devices, particularly due to the risk of manual input errors during identification information registration and the increased workload when multiple devices need to be installed simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A management system that includes a server capable of creating client information and installers, storing associations between client information and network devices, and performing validation processing to manage network devices, with clients transmitting validation requests and information to the server for centralized management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual input of identification information is used during initialization, then the management system can be established, but input mistakes by workers may occur and manual inputting becomes a significant load when many devices are installed simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The device automatically performs identification information registration without requiring manual worker input. The device itself generates and transmits its own identification information to the management apparatus, eliminating human error and reducing operational burden during bulk installations
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical process of workers typing identification information is replaced with an automated electronic system where the device automatically transmits its identification information through communication interfaces, eliminating the need for human input operations
2Productivity
If a client is installed for each distributed network to manage a large number of devices, then processing can be distributed and loads reduced, but the complexity of establishing the management system increases due to multiple client installations and identification information registrations
Solution Approach 1:
The device performs identification information registration automatically as a preliminary action during its initialization process, before it needs to be managed by the client. This eliminates the need for separate manual registration steps for each device when multiple clients are deployed across distributed networks
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic identification information transmission mechanism serves multiple functions: it enables single-device registration, supports bulk device installations, and works across multiple distributed networks with multiple clients, making the system establishment process universal and scalable
Data Source
AI summary
A server stores association between client information and a network device as a management target of a client corresponding to the client information. In addition, the server creates an installer for starting a management function of the network device including client information and distributes the installer to the client. Then, when receiving a validation request including the client information corresponding to an execution of the installer from the client in the customer environment, the server performs validation processing of the client, and subsequently sends identification information of the network device as the management target of the client as a response.