Systems and methods for managing computing device access to local area computer networks

A system for managing computing device access to local area computer networks, the system comprising:

• a connection module, stored in memory, that receives, at a router computing device, a request to connect a client computing device to a local area computer network hosted by the router computing device;
• an authorization module, stored in memory, that:
• determines, by the router computing device, whether an administrative key generated by a backend server and associated with an administrator computing device was received in conjunction with the request;
• determines, when the administrative key is determined to not have been received, whether the client computing device is identified on an access list of computing devices that have been previously authorized to access the local area computer network;
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• grants, when the administrative key is determined to have been received or when the client computing device is identified on the access list, the client computing device access to the local area computer network;
• a communication module, stored in memory, that:
• sends, when the client computing device is determined to not be identified on the access list, a request to a backend server, which sends the request to the administrator computing device for authorization to connect the client computing device to the local area computer network;
• sends, from the administrator computing device, a notification to one or more individuals in order to determine whether the client computing device is associated with a known user;
• receives, at the administrator computing device, a notification from the one or more individuals indicating whether the client computing device is associated with a known user and should be authorized to connect to the local area computer network via the router computing device;
• in response to the notification indicating whether the client computing device is associated with a known user, receives, from the administrator computing device, an instruction to allow the client computing device to connect to the local area computer network or to block the client computing device from connecting to the local area computer network;
• a security module, stored in memory, that performs, at the router computing device, a security action to block or allow the client computing device's request based on the instruction received from the administrator computing device;
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• at least one physical processor that executes the connection module, the authorization module, the communication module, and the security module.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• receive, at the router computing device, a request to connect a client computing device to a local area computer network hosted by the router computing device;
• determine, by the router computing device, whether an administrative key generated by a backend server and associated with an administrator computing device was received in conjunction with the request;
• determine, when the administrative key is determined to not have been received, whether the client computing device is identified on an access list of computing devices that have been previously authorized to access the local area computer network;
• grant, when the administrative key is determined to have been received or when the client computing device is identified on the access list, the client computing device access to the local area computer network;
• send, when the client computing device is determined to not be identified on the access list, a request to a backend server, which then sends the request to an administrator computing device for authorization to connect the client computing device to the local area computer network;
• send, from the administrator computing device, a notification to one or more individuals in order to determine whether the client computing device is associated with a known user;
• receive, at the administrator computing device, a notification from the one or more individuals indicating whether the client computing device is associated with a known user and should be authorized to connect to the local area computer network via the router computing device;
• in response to the notification indicating whether the client computing device is associated with a known user, receive, from the administrator computing device, an instruction to allow the client computing device to connect to the local area computer network or to block the client computing device from connecting to the local area computer network;
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• perform, at the router computing device, a security action to block or allow the client computing device's request based on the instruction received from the administrator computing device.