Method for controlling and calibrating access to a wireless access point
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1. A computer implemented method for managing access to a wireless access point, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a data packet requesting access to a network at the wireless access point from a client device within an actual access range of the wireless access point;
identifying a distance between the client device and the wireless access point based on the data packet received;
responsive to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being within a selected access range for the wireless access point, transmitting the data packet from the wireless access point to the network;
responsive to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being beyond the selected access range for the wireless access point, denying the data packet access to the network;
sending a data packet to a calibration client; and
responsive to receiving a reply data packet from the calibration client, identifying the selected access range for the wireless access point based on a difference between a time the data packet was sent to the calibration client and a time the reply data packet was received from the calibration client.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and computer program product for controlling a wireless access point range. In one embodiment, the process identifies a distance between the client device and the wireless access point in response to a request by a client device to access the wireless access point. The process allows the client device to access the wireless access point if the distance from the client device to the wireless access point is within the selected access range for the wireless access point.
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1. A computer implemented method for managing access to a wireless access point, the computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving a data packet requesting access to a network at the wireless access point from a client device within an actual access range of the wireless access point; identifying a distance between the client device and the wireless access point based on the data packet received; responsive to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being within a selected access range for the wireless access point, transmitting the data packet from the wireless access point to the network; responsive to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being beyond the selected access range for the wireless access point, denying the data packet access to the network; sending a data packet to a calibration client; and responsive to receiving a reply data packet from the calibration client, identifying the selected access range for the wireless access point based on a difference between a time the data packet was sent to the calibration client and a time the reply data packet was received from the calibration client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10)
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9. A computer program product comprising:
a computer usable storage device including computer usable program code for managing access to a wireless access point, the computer program product comprising; computer usable program code for identifying a distance between a client device and the wireless access point based on a data packet received in response to receiving the data packet requesting access to a network at the wireless access point from the client device within an actual access range of the wireless access point; computer usable program code for transmitting the data packet from the wireless access point to the network in response to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being within a selected access range for the wireless access point; computer usable program code for denying the data packet access to the network in response to the distance between the client device and the wireless access point being beyond the selected access range for the wireless access point; computer usable program code for sending a data packet to a calibration client; and computer usable program code for identifying the selected access range for the wireless access point based on a difference between a time the data packet was sent to the calibration client and a time a reply data packet was received from the calibration client in response to receiving the reply data packet from the calibration client. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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