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Configuring captive portals with a cloud service

  • US 10,560,853 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2016
  • Issued: 02/11/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for provisioning a captive portal associated with a network access point (NAP), said system comprising:

  • a processor programmed to;

    receive configuration settings for the captive portal from a first user, the configuration settings including a plurality of application identifiers, wherein each of the plurality of application identifiers identify an application that is allowed access through the captive portal without authentication of a mobile device or user; and

    process the received configuration settings to;

    generate configuration data for configuring the NAP;

    enable the captive portal to provide access to a network;

    receiving a request from a second user to access a first application through the captive portal, the first application comprising a first application identifier from the plurality of application identifiers;

    enabling the second user to access the first application through the captive portal without authenticating the second user or a computing device of the second user based at least on the first application identifier;

    receiving a request from the second user to access a second application through the captive portal; and

    based at least one the second application not including an identifier from the plurality of identifiers, sending a request to authenticate the second user or the computing device of the second user prior to enabling the second user to access the second application through the captive portal.

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