System and method for transferring wireless network access passwords
First Claim
1. A method for providing a one-time password (OTP) for accessing a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
- sending a first short messaging service (SMS) message to a mobile station operating in a mobile network, the first SMS message including an identifier for an access node serving the WLAN;
receiving a second SMS message from the mobile station into the access node;
checking for a predetermined attachment condition or a predetermined service condition associated with either the mobile station or the mobile network; and
if the predetermined attachment condition or the predetermined service condition is met, providing the OTP to the mobile station.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an access node for transferring and/or assigning network passwords. The access node includes a first interface for sending and receiving communication of a first type to and from a first node operating in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The access node also includes a second interface for sending and receiving communication of a second type to and from a second node in a mobile network, such as a GSM/GPRS network. The access node further includes a short messaging service (SMS) module for sending and receiving SMS messages to the second node carrying an OTP allocated. The access node also includes a mechanism to verify a precondition before the OTP is sent to the second node.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing a one-time password (OTP) for accessing a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
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sending a first short messaging service (SMS) message to a mobile station operating in a mobile network, the first SMS message including an identifier for an access node serving the WLAN; receiving a second SMS message from the mobile station into the access node; checking for a predetermined attachment condition or a predetermined service condition associated with either the mobile station or the mobile network; and if the predetermined attachment condition or the predetermined service condition is met, providing the OTP to the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15)
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9. A method for providing a one-time password (OTP) to a WLAN client for using a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:
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receiving an short messaging service (SMS) message from a mobile station operating in a wireless network into an access controller serving the WLAN; checking for a predetermined attachment condition or a predetermined service condition associated with the mobile station; if the predetermined attachment condition or the predetermined service condition is met, providing the OTP password to the mobile station; receiving an access request from the WLAN client, the access request including the password, wherein the password is provided to one or both of the mobile station and the WLAN client to enable the WLAN client to operate in said WLAN; and sending a first SMS message to the mobile station operating in a mobile network, the first SMS message including an identifier for an access node serving the WLAN. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
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