Network Management System Automatic Setting Restoration
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Solution Overview
Problem
In network management systems, when multiple administrators are involved in managing settings for terminal devices and peripheral electronics, there is a risk of changes being inadvertently or unintentionally updated or deleted, leading to issues when a user forgets to restore previous settings, causing connectivity problems or device unavailability.
Innovation Solution
A network management system that includes a management setting information changing system and a restoring system, which automatically restores previous management settings based on predetermined conditions, such as a timer expiring or the termination of management software, to prevent unintended changes from affecting network usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple administrators are registered to manage network settings, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates due to potential unintended changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically restoring management settings to their previous state when the management tool is closed or when a predetermined time elapses. This preliminary restoration action prevents unintended changes from persisting, thereby maintaining reliability while allowing multiple administrators to operate freely.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by monitoring the state of management settings and automatically detecting when restoration is needed. The system provides feedback through automatic restoration actions when the management tool closes or when time elapses, ensuring that settings return to their original state and preventing reliability degradation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If administrators can freely change management settings, then the adaptability is improved, but the loss of information increases when previous settings are inadvertently deleted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary restoration of management settings before permanent loss can occur. By automatically restoring settings when the management tool closes or when a predetermined time elapses, the system prevents information loss while maintaining the adaptability needed for administrators to make necessary changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a discarding and recovering mechanism where temporary changes to management settings are automatically recovered (restored) when the management tool closes or when time elapses. This ensures that even if changes are made, the original information is recovered, preventing permanent loss while allowing adaptability during active management.
3Reliability
If automatic restoration is implemented, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically monitoring its own state and performing restoration without requiring additional complex control mechanisms. The management tool itself triggers the restoration process when it closes or when time elapses, reducing the need for external complexity while maintaining high reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses periodic action by triggering restoration at regular intervals (when the management tool closes or when a predetermined time elapses). This periodic restoration mechanism simplifies the overall system design compared to continuous monitoring, achieving reliability through simple time-based or event-based triggers.
4Productivity
If management settings are automatically restored, then the productivity is improved by preventing connectivity issues, but the loss of time increases due to automatic restoration processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system rushes through the restoration process by automatically executing it when the management tool closes or when a predetermined time elapses. This quick automatic restoration prevents connectivity issues and maintains productivity by minimizing the time settings remain in a potentially problematic state, outweighing the brief time lost to the restoration itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary restoration before connectivity issues can arise. By restoring settings in advance (when the management tool closes or when time elapses), the system prevents productivity loss from connectivity problems, making the brief restoration time an acceptable investment for maintaining overall productivity.
Data Source
AI summary
A network management system includes a plurality of terminal devices, and a network to which the plurality of terminal devices are connected. At least one of the plurality of terminal devices includes a management setting information changing system configured to change management setting information for managing network use by the plurality of terminal devices, and a management setting information restoring system configured to perform a restoring operation for restoring the management setting information changed by the management setting information changing system, in response to a predetermined restoring condition being satisfied. The present arrangement enables use of at least one peripheral device by the plurality of terminal devices according to different management settings.