LiFi Location Services as a Prerequisite to System Activation

An information handling system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a Light Fidelity (LiFi) communications adapter;
• a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;
• and
• a set of instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors to perform actions comprising:
• receiving a location data from a location based device via a Light Fidelity (LiFi) wireless communication adapter, wherein a LiFi receiver in the information handling system is within a direct line-of-sight to a LiFi transmitter of the location based device;
• and
• providing the received location data to a bootable network asset, wherein the bootable network asset determines whether to operate based on the received location data.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium comprising a set of computer instructions, the computer instructions effective to perform actions comprising:
• receiving a location data from a location based device via a Light Fidelity (LiFi) wireless communication adapter, wherein a LiFi receiver in the information handling system is within a direct line-of-sight to a LiFi transmitter of the location based device;
• and
• providing the received location data to a bootable network asset, wherein the bootable network asset determines whether to operate based on the received location data.