Network security monitor and method of monitoring

摘要

Network monitoring apparatus (308) can acquire the network configuration and information characteristic of its devices and includes a register list (311) of tolerable network devices and configurations. The list may be updated by registering the monitoring apparatus and cameras (301a,b,c) and the acquired information on the network devices and configurations is compared to the register list. If the compared data do not coincide, the monitoring apparatus issues a warning. Independent claims are included for a network monitoring method and system.