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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2003
Theodore S. Rappaport, Austin, TX (US);
Roger R. Skidmore, Austin, TX (US);
Theodore S. Rappaport, Austin, TX (US);
Roger R. Skidmore, Austin, TX (US);
Wireless Valley Communications, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing security to a wireless communication system having wireless communication components positioned at different locations within a physical environment are provided. The wireless communication components include an access point and a network device. A site-specific computerized representation of the physical environment displays the location of the wireless communication components including the access point and network device. The access point and network device identify the presence or a physical location of a possible intruder or intruder devices. An indicator is presented in the site-specific representation on the display when an erroneous authentication request or other undesired transmission is received by the network device or the access point.