COMPUTER NETWORK MANAGEMENT STATION COMPRISING

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
ISOVIEW	3COM CORPORATION	5500 Great America Boulevard Santa Clara CA 95052	computer network management station comprising hardware and software for use in local, enterprise, metropolitan, and global area computer networking; namely, inventory and configuration management, remote access and testing, integrated management, network status, performance monitoring, fault management, access management, planning, integrated database management, multi-vendor management, color graphics, SNMP (simple network management protocol) management, high performance bridging and network security;ISO VIEW;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Network apparatuses, networks, computer program products, and management station operational methods are provided. One aspect of the invention provides a network apparatus including a management station adapted to couple with a network including a plurality of managed devices, the management station being configured to output a plurality of initial commands for application to respective managed devices, the initial commands being configured to stimulate initial responses from the managed devices, the management station being further configured to receive the initial responses, to identify responding ones of the managed devices responsive to the received initial responses, and to provide an asset table containing the identified managed devices. Another aspect provides a management station operational method including providing a network comprising a plurality of managed devices; outputting a plurality of initial commands to the managed devices using a management station to stimulate initial responses from the managed devices; receiving the initial responses from the managed devices using the management station; and identifying the managed devices using the management station responsive to the receiving the initial responses.