Distributed management of secure Wi-Fi network
AssigneeNomadix, Inc.
InventorsVadim Olshansky, Gaurav Jain
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Abstract
Generally described, the presently disclosed technology utilizes managed Wi-Fi networks pre-installed throughout an MDU property to provide user-specific passphrases that can be used to access the single-SSID wireless network at the property and to provide a cloud portal that can enable convenient access to the functionalities (both by the resident and the manager) provided by the Wi-Fi controller and the Wi-Fi access points. By doing so, the Wi-Fi network management solutions described herein allow the users to experience the benefits of a shared Wi-Fi infrastructure, such as not having to set up and maintain their own Wi-Fi routers, while also allowing them to easily change their Wi-Fi settings from their connected devices.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first time, a request associated with a user of a wireless computer network, wherein the user at the first time is associated with a first pre-shared key (PSK);
- and
- in response to the request, associating the user with a second PSK, different from the first PSK, and presenting an indication that the user is associated with the second PSK;
- wherein:
- at the first time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the first PSK and is inaccessible to the user via the second PSK,
- at a second time later than the first time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the first PSK and is further accessible to the user via the second PSK, and
- at a third time later than the second time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the second PSK and is inaccessible to the user via the first PSK.
A system comprising:
- a network interface configured to communicate with a wireless computer network;
- and
- one or more processors configured to communicate with the network interface, the one or more processors configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, at a first time, a request associated with a user of the wireless computer network, wherein the user at the first time is associated with a first pre-shared key (PSK);
- and
- in response to the request, associating the user with a second PSK, different from the first PSK, and presenting an indication that the user is associated with the second PSK;
- wherein:
- at the first time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the first PSK and is inaccessible to the user via the second PSK,
- at a second time later than the first time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the first PSK and is further accessible to the user via the second PSK, and
- at a third time later than the second time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the second PSK and is inaccessible to the user via the first PSK.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, at a first time, a request associated with a user of a wireless computer network, wherein the user at the first time is associated with a first pre-shared key (PSK);
- and
- in response to the request, associating the user with a second PSK, different from the first PSK, and presenting an indication that the user is associated with the second PSK;
- wherein:
- at the first time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the first PSK and is inaccessible to the user via the second PSK,
- at a second time later than the first time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the first PSK and is further accessible to the user via the second PSK, and
- at a third time later than the second time, the wireless computer network is accessible to the user via the second PSK and is inaccessible to the user via the first PSK.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.