METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY MANAGING THE OPERATION OF A NETWORK APPLIANCE OVER A LIMITED DISTANCE

摘要

A wireless communication interface in a network appliance that enables secure wireless management o f t he network appliance o ver a relatively limited (short) distance with a mobile node. The operator of the mobile node is authenticated and communication between <->the network appliance and the mobile node is encrypted. Even if an unauthorized person was able to be positioned in relatively close proximity to a network appliance such as within the physical confines of a data center, these authentication and encryption measures would make it extremely difficult for unauthorized wireless management of the operation of the network appliance.