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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2004
Junbiao Zhang, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Saurabh Mathur, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Sachin Satish Mody, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Junbiao Zhang, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Saurabh Mathur, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Sachin Satish Mody, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The invention herein provides an apparatus and a method for automatically configuring an IEEE 802.1x client terminal to provide limited access in a WLAN environment, specifically utilizing the access point to filter traffic associated with the limited access so as to redirect the client terminal's HTTP request to a designated local web server. The web server responds to the client terminal by requesting information required to establish an authorized communication. Thereafter the client terminal provides information required to establish an authorized communication. In the course of the communication the web server sends information such as transmission rates, new user account creation information, authentication method selection, and access user terms and conditions of acceptance, all typically required to establish an authorized access. The client responds with information, required to establish an authorized communication.