Administration of wireless local area networks
US8532304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for managing access to a wireless local area network are provided. A wireless access point (AP) may use a unified approach that utilizes an out-of-band channel to communicate authentication key and network address information to a guest device, and utilizes an in-band channel to establish communications with the guest device, and also provides support for in-band setup on all devices. The ability to use out-of-band where possible provides for an increase to security and usability, and the possibility of delegating access from one device to another. The unified approach thereby also provides easy management of guest access to the WLAN.
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