Method for identifying a type of a wireless hotspot and a network device thereof

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, causing the one or more processors to perform the following operations:

• in response to receiving a type determination request for a first wireless hotspot, obtaining information of the first wireless hotspot, wherein the type determination request is configured to request that a type of the first wireless hotspot be provided;
• searching for a second wireless hotspot which is identical or similar to the first wireless hotspot based on the information of the first wireless hotspot and information of multiple second wireless hotspots in a preset set of hotspots, wherein a type of the second wireless hotspot is an open wireless hotspot with authentication required;
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• in response to locating a second wireless hotspot which is identical or similar to the first wireless hotspot, identifying the type of the first wireless hotspot as an open wireless hotspot with authentication required.

A network device, wherein comprising:

• one or more processors;
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• a memory storing computer readable instructions, wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, cause the processor to perform the following operations:
• in response to receiving a type determination request for a first wireless hotspot, obtaining information of the first wireless hotspot, wherein the type determination request is configured to request that a type of the first wireless hotspot be provided;
• searching for a second wireless hotspot which is identical or similar to the first wireless hotspot based on the information of the first wireless hotspot and information of multiple second wireless hotspots in a preset set of hotspots, wherein a type of the second wireless hotspot is an open wireless hotspot with authentication required;
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• in response to locating a second wireless hotspot which is identical or similar to the first wireless hotspot, identifying the type of the first wireless hotspot as an open wireless hotspot with authentication required.