Wireless network system, terminal management device, wireless relay device, and communications method
First Claim
1. A wireless network system including a wireless relay device and a terminal management device, wherein the terminal management device comprises:
- a CPU that is configured to;
communicate with a wireless terminal via a different communication network from the wireless network system;
receive state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal;
determine whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal;
transmit connection information for connection to the wireless relay device to the wireless terminal which is determined to satisfy the security policy; and
transmit a unique identifier of the wireless terminal to the wireless relay device to cause the wireless relay device to update a filter such that the wireless terminal is allowed to be connected to the wireless network system, whereinthe terminal management device, the wireless relay device, and the wireless terminal are each remotely distinct and separate entities,wherein the CPU is also configured to;
periodically receive state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal, and when the state of the wireless terminal does not satisfy the security policy, delete the connection information from the wireless terminal and cause the wireless relay device to update the filter to exclude connection of the wireless terminal to the wireless network system, whereinthe determine whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy is based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal, andthe connection information for connection to the wireless relay device is transmitted to the wireless terminal when the state of the wireless terminal is determined to satisfy the security policy.
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Abstract
Provided is a technology for allowing only a wireless terminal satisfying a security policy to be connected to an in-company network without causing a significant increase in costs. The terminal management device including a determination part communicating with a wireless terminal via a different communication network from the wireless network system, and determining whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy, and a connection information transmission part transmitting connection information for connection to the wireless relay device to the wireless terminal which is determined to satisfy the security policy by the determination part is provided in a wireless network system that includes a wireless access point device constituting an in-company network and connecting a wireless terminal for which predetermined connection information has been set.
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless network system including a wireless relay device and a terminal management device, wherein the terminal management device comprises:
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a CPU that is configured to; communicate with a wireless terminal via a different communication network from the wireless network system; receive state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal; determine whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal; transmit connection information for connection to the wireless relay device to the wireless terminal which is determined to satisfy the security policy; and transmit a unique identifier of the wireless terminal to the wireless relay device to cause the wireless relay device to update a filter such that the wireless terminal is allowed to be connected to the wireless network system, wherein the terminal management device, the wireless relay device, and the wireless terminal are each remotely distinct and separate entities, wherein the CPU is also configured to;
periodically receive state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal, and when the state of the wireless terminal does not satisfy the security policy, delete the connection information from the wireless terminal and cause the wireless relay device to update the filter to exclude connection of the wireless terminal to the wireless network system, whereinthe determine whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy is based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal, and the connection information for connection to the wireless relay device is transmitted to the wireless terminal when the state of the wireless terminal is determined to satisfy the security policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A terminal management device comprising:
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a CPU that is configured to; communicate with a wireless terminal via a different communication network from a wireless network system including a wireless relay device; receive state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal; determine whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal; transmit connection information for connection to the wireless relay device to the wireless terminal which is determined to satisfy the security policy; and transmit a unique identifier of the wireless terminal to the wireless relay device to cause the wireless relay device to update a filter such that the wireless terminal is allowed to be connected to the wireless network system, wherein the terminal management device, the wireless relay device, and the wireless terminal are each remotely distinct and separate entities wherein the CPU is also configured to;
periodically receive state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal, and when the state of the wireless terminal does not satisfy the security policy, delete the connection information from the wireless terminal and cause the wireless relay device to update the filter to exclude connection of the wireless terminal to the wireless network system, whereinthe determine whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy is based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal, and the connection information for connection to the wireless relay device is transmitted to the wireless terminal when the state of the wireless terminal is determined to satisfy the security policy.
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8. A wireless relay device included in a wireless network system, the wireless relay device comprising:
a CPU that is configured to; transmit, to a terminal management device, a terminal identifier of a wireless terminal when radio wave intensity of a request message received from the wireless terminal exceeds a predetermined threshold value and when the transmitted terminal identifier of the wireless terminal matches one of a registered terminals list; and update a filter for limiting wireless terminals of communicating via the wireless relay device according to an instruction from the terminal management device, wherein the CPU updates the filter such that the wireless terminal is allowed to be connected to the wireless network system when instructed from the terminal management device, wherein the terminal management device, the wireless relay device, and the wireless terminal are each remotely distinct and separate entities. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communications method comprising:
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communicating with a wireless terminal via a different communication network from a wireless network system including a wireless relay device, and determining whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy; receiving a state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal; transmitting connection information for connection to the wireless relay device to the wireless terminal which is determined to satisfy the security policy based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal; and transmitting a unique identifier of the wireless terminal to the wireless relay device to cause the wireless relay device to update a filter such that the wireless terminal is allowed to be connected to the wireless network system, wherein the wireless terminal communicates with a terminal management device, and the terminal management device, the wireless relay device, and the wireless terminal are each remotely distinct and separate entities the communications method further comprising; periodically receiving state information indicating a state of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal, and deleting, when the state of the wireless terminal does not satisfy the security policy, the connection information from the wireless terminal and causing the wireless relay device to update the filter to exclude connection of the wireless terminal to the wireless network system, wherein the determine whether or not the wireless terminal satisfies a predetermined security policy is based on the state information indicating the state of the wireless terminal, and the connection information for connection to the wireless relay device is transmitted to the wireless terminal when the state of the wireless terminal is determined to satisfy the security policy. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications method in a wireless relay device included in a wireless network system, the communications method comprising:
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transmitting, to a terminal management device, a terminal identifier of a wireless terminal when radio wave intensity of a request message received from the wireless terminal exceeds a predetermined threshold value and when the transmitted terminal identifier of the wireless terminal matches one of a registered terminals list; and updating a filter for limiting wireless terminals of communicating via the wireless relay device according to an instruction from the terminal management device, wherein the filter is updated such that the wireless terminal is allowed to be connected to the wireless network system when instructed from the terminal management device, and the terminal management device, the wireless relay device, and the wireless terminal are each remotely distinct and separate entities. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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