Zone migration in network access
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1. A method for determining whether to allow a computer communicating with a first network access point within a privately controlled computer network including multiple network access points to migrate from one network access point to another network access point at a different location within the network without re-authentication, the method comprising:
- storing migration permissions, at a network management system, for migrating between individual network access points in the plurality of network access points, where the migration permissions establish migration rights between individual network access points in a plurality of network access points, said plurality of network access points configured to provide a computer access to a privately controlled computer network; and
determining, at the network management system, whether to require the computer to re-authenticate in order to migrate from communicating with a first network access point in the plurality of network access points to a second network access point in the plurality of network access points based on a subscription level of the computer.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to providing a network user the ability to travel between different zones or locations within a network environment, such as, for example, a hospitality location, without requiring a user to re-login to the new location, while requiring a user to re-login to other locations within the network environment.
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1. A method for determining whether to allow a computer communicating with a first network access point within a privately controlled computer network including multiple network access points to migrate from one network access point to another network access point at a different location within the network without re-authentication, the method comprising:
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storing migration permissions, at a network management system, for migrating between individual network access points in the plurality of network access points, where the migration permissions establish migration rights between individual network access points in a plurality of network access points, said plurality of network access points configured to provide a computer access to a privately controlled computer network; and determining, at the network management system, whether to require the computer to re-authenticate in order to migrate from communicating with a first network access point in the plurality of network access points to a second network access point in the plurality of network access points based on a subscription level of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for determining whether to allow a computer communicating with a first network access point within a privately controlled computer network including multiple network access points to migrate from one network access point to another network access point at a different location within the network without re-authentication, comprising:
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a hardware memory configured to store migration permissions for migrating between individual network access points in the plurality of network access points, where the migration permissions establish migration rights between individual network access points in a plurality of network access points, said plurality of network access points configured to provide a computer access to a privately controlled computer network; and a hardware processor which determines whether to require the computer to re-authenticate in order to migrate from communicating with a first network access point in the plurality of network access points to a second network access point in the plurality of network access points based on a subscription level of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for determining whether to allow a computer communicating with a first network access point within a privately controlled computer network including multiple network access points to migrate from one network access point to another network access point at a different location within the network without re-authentication, the method comprising:
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means for storing migration permissions for migrating between individual network access points in the plurality of network access points, where the migration permissions establish migration rights between individual network access points in a plurality of network access points, said plurality of network access points configured to provide a computer access to a privately controlled computer network; and means for determining whether to require the computer to re-authenticate in order to migrate from communicating with a first network access point in the plurality of network access points to a second network access point in the plurality of network access points based on a subscription level of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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