A system for monitoring and managing devices on network comprising one or
more managed devices connected to the network and storage means for
storing a device management application program associated with each of
the managed devices. The system further includes a management station
which is in communication with each of the managed devices across the
network, and the management station is in communication with the storage
means. When a user wishes to monitor, configure, or manage one of the
managed devices on the network, the user preferably selects the managed
device to be managed and the management station retrieves from the storage
means the device management application program associated with the
selected managed device. By the management station processing the
management application program for the selected managed device, the
management station allows the user to monitor the status of the managed
device, as well as change the configuration of and fix errors with the
managed device.
