Enterprise access configuration

• US 20080022366A1
• Filed: 07/30/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Inventors: Tosey, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 7,827,604 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources

Abstract

The present invention provides a solution in which a script containing general security parameters and access policies in a file is placed on an appropriate internal server. The location of the script may then be stored on an external server. When an end-user within the organization decides to purchase a wireless network device, he may attach it to his existing computer. The computer then may retrieve the security file location from the external server, retrieve the security file from the internal server using the security file location, and program the security file into the wireless device.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. An apparatus for configuring access from a wireless network device to an enterprise, comprising:

a security file location external server retriever;

a security file internal server retriever coupled to said security file location external server retriever;

a security file wireless network device programmer coupled to said security file internal server retriever; and

a remaining security parameters wireless network device forwarder coupled to said security file internal server retriever.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising a security file access protocol retriever coupled to said security file internal server retriever.

25-48. -48. (canceled)