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Methods, devices and systems for dynamic network access administration

  • US 9,763,094 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2014
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing access to a wireless network through a network access point secured with a network password, the method comprising:

  • receiving in the network access point a request to provide access to the wireless network for a guest device;

    establishing, by the network access point, a virtual access point to provide access to the wireless network for the guest device in response to receiving the request to provide access for the guest device;

    creating, by the network access point, a virtual access point password for the guest device that is associated with a unique device identifier of the guest device, wherein the virtual access point password is different from the network password, wherein the virtual access point password and the unique device identifier are each unique to only the guest device and the virtual access point for the network access point;

    limiting, by the network access point, use of the virtual access point password to gain access to the wireless network via the virtual access point to only the guest device by binding the virtual access point password with the unique device identifier of the guest device in a database accessible to the virtual access point; and

    providing the guest device with access to the wireless network when an entered password matches the virtual access point password and a guest device identifier of the guest device matches the unique device identifier of the guest device.

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