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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Rahul G. Isola, Charlotte, NC (US);
Anthony P. Grossi, Glencoe, IL (US);
Patrick M. Sweet, Albany, NY (US);
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A wireless device blocking tool includes a user interface, a location engine, and a connection engine. The user interface receives at least one of a MAC address and an IP address of a device. The location engine communicates a query to an access control server, receives a response from the access control server, and determines, based on the response, whether the device connected to a network through a wireless connection or a wired connection. If the device connected through the wireless connection, the location engine determines a WLC through which the device connected and if the device connected through the wired connection, the location engine determines a switch through which the device connected. The connection engine connects to the determined WLC if the device connected through the wireless connection and connects to the determined switch if the device connected through the wired connection.