System for connecting, securing and managing network devices with a dedicated private virtual network
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a memory component configured to store information associated with network settings;
a controller configured to control access of an external device of a network and an internal device of the network to one another when the external device is provided isolated network access, and wherein the controller is configured to control level access of the external device of the network to the internal device of the network and vice versa, wherein the level of access is based on a policy, and wherein the level of access is selected from a group consisting of full virtual network access, no virtual network access, and limited virtual network access; and
a private virtual network (PVN) router within the network, wherein the PVN router is configured to receive a request signal from the external device to establish an isolated network access via the network, and wherein the PVN router is further configured to transmit a response signal to the external device based on the network settings stored in the memory component and further based on the control access by the controller, wherein the response signal comprises a dedicated PVN to establish a connection between the external device and the network and further to establish the isolated network access, wherein the external device is inaccessible, automatically, by the internal device after the connection is established and without user configuration and wherein the internal device is inaccessible by the external device after the connection is established, wherein the internal device and the external device are associated with different users.
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Abstract
A device includes a database, a controller, and a PVN router. The database is configured to store network settings information and tracks devices connected to a network. The controller is configured to control access of devices to one another after establishing a connection to the network. The PVN router is configured to receive a provisioning request from a requesting to connect to the network. The PVN router is further configured to transmit a provisioning response to the requesting device based on instantiation of a PVN template received from the database. The PVN template is generated based on the network settings information and further based on the control access determined by the controller. The provisioning response establishes a connection between the requesting device and the network. The requesting device is inaccessible by a subset of devices already connected in the network after the connection is established and vice versa.
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory component configured to store information associated with network settings; a controller configured to control access of an external device of a network and an internal device of the network to one another when the external device is provided isolated network access, and wherein the controller is configured to control level access of the external device of the network to the internal device of the network and vice versa, wherein the level of access is based on a policy, and wherein the level of access is selected from a group consisting of full virtual network access, no virtual network access, and limited virtual network access; and a private virtual network (PVN) router within the network, wherein the PVN router is configured to receive a request signal from the external device to establish an isolated network access via the network, and wherein the PVN router is further configured to transmit a response signal to the external device based on the network settings stored in the memory component and further based on the control access by the controller, wherein the response signal comprises a dedicated PVN to establish a connection between the external device and the network and further to establish the isolated network access, wherein the external device is inaccessible, automatically, by the internal device after the connection is established and without user configuration and wherein the internal device is inaccessible by the external device after the connection is established, wherein the internal device and the external device are associated with different users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a request for connecting an external device of a network to the network and to provide an isolated network access to the external device; transmitting a dedicated private virtual network (PVN) response to the external device; and establishing a connection between the external device and the network, wherein the connection provides the isolated network level of access of the external device of the network to internal devices of the network and vice versa, wherein the level of access is based on a policy, and wherein the level of access is selected from a group consisting of full virtual network access, no virtual network access, and limited virtual network access, and wherein the external device is inaccessible, automatically, by at least one internal device of the network after the connection is established and without user configuration and wherein the at least one internal device is inaccessible by the external device after the connection is established, wherein the internal device and the external device are associated with different users. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device comprising:
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a database configured to store network settings information and further configured to track devices connected to a network; a controller configured to control level of access of an external device to the network and internal devices of the network to one another after establishing a connection to the network, wherein the controller is configured to control the level of access of the external device of the network to the internal device of the network and vice versa based on a policy, and wherein the level of access is selected from a group consisting of full virtual network access, no virtual network access, and limited virtual network access; and a private virtual network (PVN) router configured to receive a provisioning request from a requesting device to connect to the network and to provide isolated network access to the requesting device, wherein the PVN router is further configured to transmit a provisioning response to the requesting device based on instantiation of a PVN template received from the database, wherein the PVN template is generated based on the network settings and further based on the control access determined by the controller, and wherein the provisioning response establishes a connection between the requesting device and the network to provide isolated network access to the requesting device, wherein the requesting device is inaccessible, automatically, by a subset of devices already connected in the network after the connection is established and without user configuration and wherein the subset of devices is inaccessible by the requesting device after the connection is established, wherein the internal device and the external device are associated with different users. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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