Abstract: A stand for a compact utility device includes a base and a holder assembly. The holder assembly includes a housing defining an interior space. The housing is attached to and is supported by the base. A first arm and a second arm are moveably disposed in and extend from the interior space of the housing. The first arm and the second arm extend from opposite sides of the housing and the first arm and the second arm are cooperatively configured to hold a compact utility device. An adjusting mechanism is disposed in the interior space of the housing and is operably connected to the first arm and the second arm and is configured to synchronize movement of the first arm and the second arm when one of the first arm and second arm are moved outwardly or inwardly.

Abstract: A system for and method of automatic discovery and configuration of network interface devices is presented. A network interface device (NID) may be included a pre-configured maintenance entity end point (MEP), whereby upon use, the NID may begin sending at least one discovery message to a provider edge device, each discovery message including an organizationally unique identifier. The provider edge device may strip the discovery message(s) to determine the message content, which may then be forwarded to a NIS management system. The NID management system may then identify an identification number of the NID, determine where the NID is installed and send any configuration data to the NID via the provider edge device to configure the NID.