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APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING ACCESS TO A HOME, OR OTHER PUBLIC NETWORK

  • US 20120257611A1
  • Filed: 06/14/2012
  • Published: 10/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • processing circuitry configured to;

    obtain information indicating whether 802.1x authentication is supported, the information being contained within a broadcast message;

    determine whether to use a non-802.1x authentication mechanism based on an indicator stored at a wireless device, the non-802.1x authentication mechanism comprising a tunnel procedure;

    based on the information and the indicator stored at the wireless device, identify, via at least one wireless local area network (WLAN), any available network using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism; and

    indicate at least one network identified using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism.

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