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METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) GATEWAY SYSTEM

  • US 20110078060A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2010
  • Published: 03/31/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing access to a wireless local area network (WLAN) from a computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at an access gateway connected to an access controller of said WLAN, authentication information for a subscriber associated with said computing device;

    sending a first message from said access gateway to a mobile handset associated with said subscriber; and

    ,if no reply message to said first message is received from said mobile handset within a configurable interval, then denying said computing device access to said WLAN; and

    if a reply message to said first message is received from said mobile handset within said configurable interval, then permitting said computing device to access said WLAN.

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