CONFIGURING CAPTIVE PORTALS WITH A CLOUD SERVICE
First Claim
1. A system for provisioning a captive portal associated with a network access point (NAP), said system comprising:
- a processor programmed to;
receive configuration settings for the captive portal, the configuration settings including identification of a first service provider and a second service provider;
process the received configuration settings to;
generate configuration data for the NAP;
generate a first landing page for the first service provider; and
generate a second landing page for the second service provider.
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Abstract
Embodiments provision captive portals on network access points (NAPs). In response to a request from a NAP owner, a cloud service associates a NAP with the NAP owner and provides a control channel for configuring the NAP. The NAP owner inputs configuration settings describing the captive portal. The cloud service processes the configuration settings to generate configuration data. The cloud service transmits the configuration data to the NAP. The NAP applies the configuration data to configure the NAP. Some embodiments configure Wi-Fi hotspots with captive portals for gated access to the Internet.
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1. A system for provisioning a captive portal associated with a network access point (NAP), said system comprising:
a processor programmed to; receive configuration settings for the captive portal, the configuration settings including identification of a first service provider and a second service provider; process the received configuration settings to; generate configuration data for the NAP; generate a first landing page for the first service provider; and generate a second landing page for the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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sending, from a network access point (NAP) owner device, a NAP identifier and a NAP owner identifier; accessing, by the NAP owner device, a control channel; and sending, from the NAP owner device via the provided control channel, configuration settings for a captive portal associated with a NAP, the captive portal providing access to a network, the configuration settings comprising a set of application identifiers that identify one or more applications allowed to connect to the network through the captive portal without authentication, the configuration settings enabling a generation of configuration data used to configure the NAP. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more computer storage media embodying computer-executable components, said components comprising:
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a user interface component that when executed causes at least one processor to provide a user interface for display on a network access point (NAP) owner device, the NAP owner device receiving configuration settings for a NAP from a NAP owner via the provided user interface, the configuration settings defining access by a plurality of users to a network through a captive portal implemented by the NAP; and a configuration component that when executed causes at least one processor to process the configuration settings to; generate configuration data for the NAP; generate a first landing page for the first service provider; and generate a second landing page for the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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