System and method for administrating a wireless communication network

Abstract

The invention disclosed is an administration system and method for administering user access to an Enterprise system that supports redirection of data from a user's desktop computer in a Local Area Network to a user's wireless device. The Enterprise system having a plurality of message servers and one or more Enterprise servers, the Enterprise servers serving to direct data stored on the message servers between the user's desktop computer and the user's wireless device. The administration system having two components, a user interface (or client) and a administration service. The client having restricted access to what changes can be made to the data on the Enterprise server, yet sufficient permissions to require a single point of access to maintain user access to both the message server and the Enterprise servers.

1 . A system for configuring an enterprise server that directs electronic messages between a messaging server and one or more wireless mobile devices, the enterprise server being configurable via the messaging server and its administration functions, comprising: 
 an enterprise user administration service program operating on a computing device in communication with and having administration rights to the messaging server; and    a user administration client in communication with the enterprise user administration service program for configuring the enterprise server;    wherein the enterprise user administration service program serves as an interface between the user administration client and the messaging server, and enables the user administration client to perform one or more messaging server administration functions in order to configure the enterprise server.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the enterprise user administration service program provides the user administration client access to a limited set of messaging server administration functions.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user administration client does not require administration rights to the messaging server independent of the administration rights of the enterprise user administration service program.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the administration rights of the enterprise user administration service program enable a full set of messaging server administration functions, and wherein the enterprise user administration service program restricts the user administration client to the limited set of messaging server administration functions.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the enterprise user administration service program executes on the messaging server.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the enterprise user administration service program executes on a computer that is coupled to the messaging server via a computer network.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the enterprise user administration service program provides the user administration client with one or more messaging server administration functions selected from a group consisting of adding a user to the enterprise server, deleting a user from the enterprise server, generating a list of enterprise server users, and verifying an enterprise server user.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the enterprise user administration service program enables the user administration client to perform messaging server administration functions to configure the messaging server.  
   
   
       9 . A system for administering an enterprise server configured to direct electronic messages between a messaging server and a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless communication network, wherein user administration functions for the enterprise server are performed via the messaging server using messaging server administration functions, comprising: 
 means for configuring administration rights of the messaging server;    means for receiving a user administration request for the enterprise server from a user administration client, the user administration request specifying one or more messaging server administration functions; and    means for submitting the user administration request to the messaging server to perform one or more user administration functions to the enterprise server;    wherein the user administration client does not have administration rights to the messaging server.    
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the messaging server is provided a limited set of administration rights to the messaging server.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising: 
 means for receiving a second user administration request for the messaging server from the user administration client; and    means for submitting the second user administration request to the messaging server to perform one or more user administration to the messaging server.    
   
   
       12 . A computer-readable medium encoded with software instructions for administering an enterprise server configured to direct electronic messages between a messaging server and a plurality of mobile devices over a wireless communication network, wherein user administration functions for the enterprise server are performed via the messaging server using messaging server administration functions, the computer-readable medium comprising software instructions to: 
 configure administration rights of the messaging server;    receive a user administration request for the enterprise server from a user administration client, the user administration request specifying one or more messaging server administration functions; and    submit the user administration request to the messaging server to perform one or more user administration functions to the enterprise server.    
   
   
       13 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 12 , further comprising software instructions to: 
 receive a second user administration request for the messaging server from the user administration client; and    submit the second user administration request to the messaging server to perform one or more user administration to the messaging server.    
   
   
       14 . A system for configuring a first server in communication with a second server and one or more mobile devices, the first server being configurable via the second server and its administration functions, comprising: 
 an administration service program operating on a computing device in communication with and having administration rights to the second server; and    an administration client in communication with the administration service program for configuring the first server;    wherein the administration service program serves as an interface between the administration client and the second server, and enables the administration client to perform one or more second server administration functions in order to configure the first server.    
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the administration service program provides the administration client access to a limited set of second server administration functions.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the administration client does not require administration rights to the second server independent of the administration rights of the administration service program.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the administration rights of the administration service program enable a full set of second server administration functions, and wherein the administration service program restricts the administration client to the limited set of second server administration functions.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the administration service program executes on the second server.  
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the administration service program executes on a computer that is coupled to the second server via a computer network.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the administration service program provides the administration client with one or more second server administration functions selected from a group consisting of adding a user to the first server, deleting a user from the first server, generating a list of first server users, and verifying a first server user.  
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the administration service program enables the administration client to perform second server administration functions to configure the second server.