Network device data erasure

Abstract

A method includes determining, by a computer device, device information for a network device communicatively coupled to the computer device. The method includes retrieving, from a server device, a configuration file corresponding to the device information as determined. The method includes resetting the network device using the configuration file as retrieved. The method includes clearing user-addressable storage locations of the network device. The method includes outputting an indication of whether resetting the network device was successful and whether clearing the user-addressable storage locations of the network device was successful.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 determining, by a computer device, device information for a network device communicatively coupled to the computer device;   retrieving, from a server device, a configuration file corresponding to the device information as determined;   resetting the network device using the configuration file as retrieved; and   clearing storage locations corresponding to the network device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining, by a computer device, device information for a network device comprises determining device information by enabling the computer device to connect to the network device via an application. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein retrieving the configuration file information from the server device corresponding to the device information comprises retrieving the configuration file information from the server device via an application on the server. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein resetting the network device using the configuration file comprises performing a factory reset of the network device and backing up firmware of the network device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein resetting the network device using the configuration file comprises backing up firmware of the network device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein resetting the network device using the configuration file further comprises restoring the firmware of the network device after clearing the storage locations of the network device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising removing a passcode from the network device before determining the device information for the network device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining whether a serial number in the configuration file corresponds to a format of allowed serial numbers. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising outputting an indication of whether the serial number in the configuration file corresponds to the format of allowed serial numbers 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining, by the computer device, device information for a second network device communicatively coupled to the computer device;   retrieving, from the server device, a second configuration file corresponding to the device information as determined;   resetting the second network device using the configuration file as retrieved; and   clearing storage locations of the second network device.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the second network device and the network device are communicatively coupled to the computer device for processing concurrently. 
     
     
         12 . A system, comprising:
 a processing device, the processing device configured to execute instructions to:
 determine, by a computer device, device information for a network device communicatively coupled to the computer device; 
 retrieve, from a server device, a configuration file corresponding to the device information as determined; 
 reset the network device using the configuration file as retrieved; and 
 clear storage locations corresponding to the network device. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein determining, by a computer device, device information for a network device comprises determining device information by enabling the computer device to connect to the network device via an application. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein retrieving the configuration file information from the server device corresponding to the device information comprises retrieving the configuration file information from the server device via an application on the server. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein resetting the network device using the configuration file comprises performing a factory reset of the network device and backing up firmware of the network device. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein resetting the network device using the configuration file comprises backing up firmware of the network device. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein resetting the network device using the configuration file further comprises restoring the firmware of the network device after clearing the storage locations of the network device. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , further comprising removing a passcode from the network device before determining the device information for the network device. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the processing device is configured to determine whether a serial number in the configuration file corresponds to a format of allowed serial numbers. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, comprising:
 determining, by a computer device, device information for a network device communicatively coupled to the computer device;   retrieving, from a server device, a configuration file corresponding to the device information as determined;   resetting the network device using the configuration file as retrieved; and   clearing storage locations corresponding to the network device.