Method and apparatus for configuring communication parameters on a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for configuring communication parameters of a first wireless device having an established communication connection comprising:
- communicating with a wireless access point using one or more communication parameters based on a selected first security policy;
receiving information from the wireless access point regarding one or more second wireless devices connected to the wireless access point, wherein information received from the wireless access point comprises at least one of suspicious web service access or running distributed denial-of-service attacks by the one or more second wireless devices connected to the access point;
selecting a second security policy to apply to the first wireless device based on the information received from the wireless access point;
adjusting the one or more communication parameters of the first wireless device based on the second security policy; and
communicating with the wireless access point using the adjusted one or more communication parameters.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for configuring communication parameters of a first wireless device having an established communication connection includes communicating with a wireless access point using communication parameters based on a selected first security policy; receiving information from the wireless access point regarding one or more second wireless devices connected to the wireless access point; selecting a second security policy to apply to the first wireless device based on the information received from the wireless access point; adjusting the one or more communication parameters of the first wireless device based on the second security policy; and communicating with the wireless access point using the adjusted communication parameters.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for configuring communication parameters of a first wireless device having an established communication connection comprising:
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communicating with a wireless access point using one or more communication parameters based on a selected first security policy; receiving information from the wireless access point regarding one or more second wireless devices connected to the wireless access point, wherein information received from the wireless access point comprises at least one of suspicious web service access or running distributed denial-of-service attacks by the one or more second wireless devices connected to the access point; selecting a second security policy to apply to the first wireless device based on the information received from the wireless access point; adjusting the one or more communication parameters of the first wireless device based on the second security policy; and communicating with the wireless access point using the adjusted one or more communication parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for configuring communication parameters of a first wireless device having an established communication comprising:
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communicating with a wireless access point; determining one or more second wireless devices connected to the wireless access point; selecting a security policy to apply to the first wireless device based on a security policy of the one or more second wireless devices connected to the wireless access point, wherein when the security policy of one of the one or more second wireless devices allows the one or more second wireless devices to engage in at least one of suspicious web service access or running distributed denial-of-service attacks, the selected security policy includes one or more communication parameters to adjust on the first wireless device; adjusting one or more communication parameters of the first wireless device based on the security policy, wherein the one or more communication parameters of the first wireless device are adjusted to at least one of (i) not allow data to be sent by the first wireless device or (ii) encrypt data sent from the first wireless device; and communicating with the wireless access point using the adjusted one or more communication parameters. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for configuring communication parameters of a first wireless device comprising:
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a) at least one processor; b) at least one input device; and c) at least one storage device storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, performs a method including 1) establishing a communication connection with a wireless access point using one or more communication parameters based on a selected first security policy; 2) receiving information from the wireless access point regarding one or more second wireless devices connected to the wireless access point, wherein information received from the wireless access point comprises at least one of suspicious web service access or running distributed denial-of-service attacks by the one or more second wireless devices connected to the access point; 3) selecting a second security policy to apply to the first wireless device based on the information received from the wireless access point; 4) adjusting the one or more communication parameters of the first wireless device based on the second security policy; and 5) communicating with the wireless access point using the adjusted one or more communication parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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