An information handling system includes a shared network port, and a controller. The shared network port is configured to listen for network traffic during a discovery process in response to the information handling system being inserted into a managed network, and to receive a specific packet that is associated with a managed network. The controller includes a dedicated network port. The controller is configured to communicate with the shared network port, to determine whether the dedicated network port is enabled in response to receiving the specific packet, if the dedicated network port is enabled: to disable the dedicated network port, to enable a shared network port, and to initiate communication over the shared network port; and if the dedicated network port is not enabled: to initiate the communication over the shared network port.