System and method for managing network devices via e-mail

摘要

A system and method for managing network devices via e-mail that accomplishes sending management commands to the management proxy device (140) and receiving status information on the managed device (150) via e-mail in a network management system. The system for managing network devices via e-mail comprised: at least one management base (100) that runs an e-mail client side program (113) as a network management tool to send e-mails containing management commands; at least one management proxy device that runs an e-mail service module (146) for receiving and analyzing e-mails containing management commands, and for sending e-mails containing status information on a managed device, said e-mail service module comprising an e-mail receiving sub-module (1461), a decryption sub-module (1462), a status information reporting sub-module (1463) and an e-mail sending sub-module (1464); and an e-mail server (160) that receives e-mails from the management base and the management proxy device.