Systems and methods for acquiring network credentials
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1. A method for acquiring network credentials, the method comprising:
- receiving network configuration information from a network device on a communication network;
generating a credential request;
transmitting the credential request to a credential server over a standard protocol of the network device;
receiving the credential request response; and
providing a network credential from the credential request response to the network device to access the communication network.
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Abstract
Exemplary methods and systems for acquiring network credentials for network access are described. The exemplary method comprises receiving network configuration information from a network device on a communication network, generating a credential request, transmitting the credential request to a credential server over a standard protocol of the network device, receiving the credential request response, and providing a network credential from the credential request response to the network device to access the communication network.
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1. A method for acquiring network credentials, the method comprising:
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receiving network configuration information from a network device on a communication network; generating a credential request; transmitting the credential request to a credential server over a standard protocol of the network device; receiving the credential request response; and providing a network credential from the credential request response to the network device to access the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for acquiring network credentials, the system comprising:
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a network module configured to receive network configuration information from a network device on a communication network and transmit a credential request to a credential server over a standard protocol of the network device; a credential request module configured to generate the credential request; a credential engine configured to receive a credential request response; and a network access engine configured to provide a network credential from the credential request response to the network device to access the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor for performing a method for acquiring network credentials, the method comprising:
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receiving network configuration information from a network device on a communication network; generating a credential request; transmitting the credential request to a credential server over a standard protocol; receiving the credential request response; and providing a network credential from the credential request response to the network device to access the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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