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Abstract

A site server is provided to which devices to be managed are connected. The site server is configurable from remote locations using Internet browser technology. The site server ports can be -configured as serial ports, contact closure ports and analog ports. Users from remote locations can communicate with the site server via direct dial through a public switch telephone network, as well as Internet and intranet connections. In addition to a modem and a 10-BaseT Ethernet interface, the site server is provided with a manager agent, a MIB or similar data structure of managed objects and/or variables, a Web server, a SQL database engine, TCP/IP routing software, PPP communications support, device-translation drivers and a multi-tasking Device Management Operating System to allow the site server to map native device interfaces into operations to communicate with a manager. The site server is Web-configurable to manage different types of devices without requiring device-specific software development. Alarm events, alert monitoring, remote monitoring and remote trouble-shooting are Web-enabled. Device information can be accessed globally via a Web or Internet browser. The site server can deliver device information via facsimile, paging, electronic mail and management traps.

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