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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Rias Muhamed, Austin, TX (US);
Anil Kumar Doradla, Austin, TX (US);
David Randall Wolter, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes automatically sending a request from a wireless access point to a configuration server during a power-up procedure for the wireless access point. The method includes receiving virtual private network tunnel parameters at the wireless access point from the configuration server in response to the request. The virtual private network tunnel parameters identify an access gateway. The method also includes establishing a virtual private network tunnel between the wireless access point and the centralized access gateway during the power-up procedure based on the virtual private network tunnel parameters. The virtual private network tunnel enables the wireless access point to provide one or more wireless devices access to a wide area network.