Network device detection, identification, and management

摘要

A method for identifying devices on a network using a two-step process of first scanning a range network addresses for devices and then acquiring device information from each of the accessible devices. The method involves scanning the network for devices by sending a request to each of a plurality of network addresses, receiving a response from one or more of the devices, obtaining a hardware address for at least some of the responding devices, and identifying the device based on the hardware address. A user interface is provided to display the results of the scan along with the more specific identifying information for some or all of the responding devices.

主权项

1. A method of collecting and using device information from one or more of a number of camera devices on a network, comprising the steps of:
sending a request for each of a plurality of network addresses; receiving a response from one or more of the number of camera devices, wherein each responding camera device is accessible at a specific one of the network addresses; establishing communicative interaction with the one or more responding camera devices; after establishing the communicative interaction, carrying out the following steps: obtaining a hardware address for one or more of the responding camera devices; and for at least one of the one or more responding, hardware addressed camera devices, carrying out the following steps: determining a manufacturer-specific request for manufacturer-specific device information using the hardware address; sending the manufacturer-specific request to the camera device; receiving the manufacturer-specific device information from the camera device; and using the manufacturer-specific device information to access image data from the camera device.