Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatically building an internet protocol (IP) network involves at a first network element, obtaining a first IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, at the first network element, receiving a DHCP request from a second network element on an unnumbered interface of the first network element, and at the first network element, forwarding the DHCP request from the second network element to the DHCP server using the first IP address as a relay IP address.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves from a wireless sensor deployed at a customer site, connecting to a wireless access point (AP) deployed at the customer site and based on a private key stored in the wireless sensor, performing mutual authentication between the wireless sensor and an authentication server connected to the wireless AP.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for switch management involves connecting switches to form a switch ring, and within the switch ring, configuring each of the switches to participate equally in network communications.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of network diagnostic of a network deployed at a customer site involves at a cloud server connected to the network deployed at the customer site, collecting connectivity state information of the network deployed at the customer site and at the cloud server, performing a network diagnostic operation based on the connectivity state information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network segmentation of a network deployed at a customer site involves establishing a tunnel between a network device of the network deployed at the customer site and a network port of a switch of the network deployed at the customer site, when a wired device is plugged into the network port of the switch, transmitting network traffic between the wired device and the network device through the tunnel, facilitating a security operation regarding the wired device, and based on a result of the security operation, performing a network segmentation operation regarding the wired device.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatic Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) configuration involves at a first router, receiving OSPF communications from a second router and at the first router, deriving OSPF configuration for the first router based on the received OSPF communications to match OSPF configuration of the second router.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for communications involves at a cloud server, restricting network access of a user after a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) of the user is transmitted, and at the cloud server, redirecting the user to an identity provider for authentication after restricting network access of the user.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and a system to validate a change in a computer networking system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method to validate a change in a computer networking system includes identifying, at a network management system, at least one candidate device, where a candidate device has a network connection to a device that is a target of the change in the computer networking system, collecting, at the network management system, metrics related to the at least one candidate device, triggering, by the network management system, the change at a target device, and validating, at the network management system, the change in the computer networking system using the metrics of the at least one candidate device.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network traffic management of a network deployed at a customer site involves establishing a wired traffic overlay tunnel between an access switch (AS) of the network deployed at the customer site and a head end (HE) of the network deployed at the customer site, establishing a wireless traffic overlay tunnel between a wireless access point (AP) of the network deployed at the customer site and the HE of the network deployed at the customer site, and conveying network traffic associated with a network device through the wired traffic overlay tunnel or the wireless traffic overlay tunnel based on whether the network device connects to the network through a wired link or connects to the network wirelessly.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of network device name management involves at a cloud server, determining a device name of a network device to be deployed at a customer site based on site survey result information of the customer site, at the cloud server, receiving network device information of the network device after the network device is deployed at the customer site, and at the cloud server, associating the device name of the network device with the network device information of the network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and a system to validate a change in a computer networking system are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method to validate a change in a computer networking system includes identifying, at a network management system, at least one candidate device, where a candidate device has a network connection to a device that is a target of the change in the computer networking system, collecting, at the network management system, metrics related to the at least one candidate device, triggering, by the network management system, the change at a target device, and validating, at the network management system, the change in the computer networking system using the metrics of the at least one candidate device.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatically building an internet protocol (IP) network involves at a first network element, obtaining a first IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, at the first network element, receiving a DHCP request from a second network element on an unnumbered interface of the first network element, and at the first network element, forwarding the DHCP request from the second network element to the DHCP server using the first IP address as a relay IP address.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for communications involves establishing a tunnel connection between a switch of a network and a gateway of the network and in response to a communications device connecting to a network port of the switch, conducting data traffic involving the communications device through the tunnel connection between the switch and the gateway.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network security involves determining whether a device connected to a network port of a switch of a network is a native device or a non-native device for the network and in response to determining whether the device is the native device or the non-native device for the network, performing native device authentication or non-native device authentication.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for switch management involves connecting switches to form a switch ring, and within the switch ring, configuring each of the switches to participate equally in network communications.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of network deployment involves at a cloud server, receiving network device information of a network device when the network device is connected into a network, and at the cloud server, automatically performing network topology deviation detection for the network device based on a planned network design, the network device information, and port type information of a network port of the network device through which the network device is connected to the network.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of network deployment involves at a cloud server, receiving network device information of a network device when the network device is connected into a network, and at the cloud server, automatically performing network topology deviation detection for the network device based on a planned network design, the network device information, and port type information of a network port of the network device through which the network device is connected to the network.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of automatic network service initiation involves pairing a first network device of a network service block (NSB) with an installer device at a customer site, at the first network device of the NSB, obtaining first network service configuration information from the installer device, performing automatic network service initiation of the first network device of the NSB based on the first network service configuration information, at a second network device of the NSB that is connected with the first network device of the NSB, obtaining address information of a cloud server from the first network device of the NSB, at the second network device of the NSB, obtaining second network service configuration information from the cloud server based on the address information, and performing automatic network service initiation of the second network device of the NSB based on the second network service configuration information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for managing a network deployed at a customer site involves at a cloud server connected to the network, receiving wireless signal strength information that are detected by wireless sensors of wireless access points (APs) of the network deployed at the customer site; and at the cloud server, automatically disabling service-level agreement (SLA) scanning and probing of a first wireless sensor of a first wireless AP of the wireless APs when the wireless signal strength information indicates that wireless signal strength of each neighbor wireless AP of the first wireless AP is below a predefined threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves from a wireless sensor deployed at a customer site, connecting to a wireless access point (AP) deployed at the customer site and based on a private key stored in the wireless sensor, performing mutual authentication between the wireless sensor and an authentication server connected to the wireless AP.