Method and System for Managing Access to a Wireless Network
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1. A method for managing access to a wireless network, comprising:
- defining, by a managing device, access criteria for a plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network, the access criteria comprising a plurality of access policies controlling access to specific access points in the wireless network, the plurality of access policies associated with respective ones of the access points and an identifier associated with a user, the plurality of access policies comprising;
a calendar policy, the calendar policy specifying a period of time in which the user may access the wireless network;
a geographic location policy, the geographic policy specifying a geographic boundary in which the user may access the wireless network; and
a security policy, the security policy specifying an operational restriction on a plurality of security parameters for the plurality of endpoint devices; and
configuring, by the managing device, at least one endpoint device of the plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network with the access criteria.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing access to a wireless network includes defining access criteria for a plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network. The access criteria includes a group of access policies controlling access to specific access points in the wireless network. The group of access policies are associated with respective access points and an identifier associated with a user. The method further includes configuring at least one endpoint device of the group of endpoint devices in the wireless network with the access criteria.
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1. A method for managing access to a wireless network, comprising:
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defining, by a managing device, access criteria for a plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network, the access criteria comprising a plurality of access policies controlling access to specific access points in the wireless network, the plurality of access policies associated with respective ones of the access points and an identifier associated with a user, the plurality of access policies comprising;
a calendar policy, the calendar policy specifying a period of time in which the user may access the wireless network;
a geographic location policy, the geographic policy specifying a geographic boundary in which the user may access the wireless network; and
a security policy, the security policy specifying an operational restriction on a plurality of security parameters for the plurality of endpoint devices; and
configuring, by the managing device, at least one endpoint device of the plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network with the access criteria.
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2. A method for managing access to a wireless network, comprising:
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defining, by a managing device, access criteria for a plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network, the access criteria comprising a plurality of access policies controlling access to specific access points in the wireless network, the plurality of access policies associated with respective ones of the access points and an identifier associated with a user; and
configuring, by the managing device, at least one endpoint device of the plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network with the access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for managing access to a wireless network, comprising:
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a plurality of access points in the wireless network; and
a managing device operable to connect to the wireless network, the managing device comprising;
a processor; and
a storage device embodying a program of instructions operable, when executed on the processor, to;
define access criteria for a plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network, the access criteria comprising a plurality of access policies controlling access to specific wireless access points in the wireless network, the plurality of access policies associated with respective ones of the access points and an identifier associated with a user; and
configure at least one endpoint device of the plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network with the access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Logic encoded in media, the logic being operable, when executed on a processor, to:
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define access criteria for a plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network, the access criteria comprising a plurality of access policies controlling access to specific access points in the wireless network, the plurality of access policies associated with respective ones of the access points and an identifier associated with a user; and
configure at least one endpoint device of the plurality of endpoint devices in the wireless network with the access criteria. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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