Network system, information processing device, repeater, and method of building network system
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1. A network system comprising:
- a terminal which makes access to a network;
a server which, when an access request is made by a terminal, authenticates the requesting terminal; and
a processing device which receives an authentication request from a terminal, identifies a server which authenticates the terminal based on information received from the terminal at the time of reception of the request, and connects the requesting terminal to the identified server.
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Abstract
An access point (AP), upon receipt of a request to commence authentication from a station (STA), obtains supplicant identification information (EAP-Response/Identity) from the station (STA) and refers to a rule table (RT) to thereby identify a RADIUS server that is to authenticate the access point (AP).
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1. A network system comprising:
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a terminal which makes access to a network;
a server which, when an access request is made by a terminal, authenticates the requesting terminal; and
a processing device which receives an authentication request from a terminal, identifies a server which authenticates the terminal based on information received from the terminal at the time of reception of the request, and connects the requesting terminal to the identified server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information processing device comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive a request for authentication from a terminal which makes access to a network;
an identifying unit configured to identify a device which verifies the eligibility of the requesting terminal to make access to the network based on the received authentication request; and
a connecting unit configured to connect the requesting terminal to the identified device. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A repeater for use in a network system having servers each of which authenticates a terminal upon receipt of an access request therefrom, comprising:
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an identifying unit configured to identify a server which is to authenticate a requesting terminal, upon reception of a request for authentication from the terminal; and
a connecting unit configured to connect the requesting terminal to the identified server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A network system comprising:
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one supplicant which needs authentication when making access to a network;
authentication server which perform authentication; and
an authenticator which, in response to receipt of a request for authentication from a supplicant, identifies an authentication server which is to authenticate the requesting supplicant and connects the requesting supplicant to the identified authentication server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of building a network system having a terminal each of which make access to a network, a repeater which allows a terminal to make access to the network according to an access request from it, and one server, when an access request is made by a terminal, authenticates the requesting terminal,
the allowing the terminal to make access includes receiving an authentication request from a terminal, identifying a server which is to authenticate that terminal based on information received from the terminal, and connecting the requesting terminal to the identified server.
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