摘要 |
A method and apparatus for the management of the configuration settings of an electronic device ( 108 ) by a remote agent is provided. The remote agent is connected to the electronic device via a network ( 100 ). The method includes temporarily authorizing ( 304 ) the remote agent to access administrative information and assume administrative control of the electronic device via the network. Further, the method includes modifying ( 306 ) the configuration settings of the electronic device in response to commands received from the remote agent. Moreover, the method includes terminating ( 308 ) the temporary access and control rights of the remote agent after the configuration settings of the electronic device are modified.
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