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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK MONITORING AND INTRUSION DETECTION

  • US 20070294747A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2007
  • Published: 12/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented system for managing network traffic from an unknown wireless device on a computer network, the system comprising:

  • a security component residing in a wired area of the computer network and configured to;

    passively monitor network traffic from a wireless area of the computer network for network traffic from an unknown wireless device; and

    upon detecting network traffic from an unknown wireless device;

    probe the unknown wireless device to determine at least one characteristic of the wireless device;

    generate a device profile of the unknown wireless device according to the at least one determined characteristic;

    determine access privileges to give to the unknown wireless device according to the determined profile and activities exhibited by the wireless device; and

    permit network traffic from the unknown wireless device to pass to the computer network according to the determined access privileges.

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