Visitor gateway in a wireless network

A system for restricting access to an IEEE 802.11 wireless network, comprising:

• at least one access point associated with the IEEE 802.11 wireless network;
• a visitor gateway for automatically restricting entry of a visiting user to the IEEE 802.11 wireless network, wherein the visitor gateway communicates with a remote computer network and restricts access to the wireless network by a visiting user client but allows the visiting user client access to the remote computer network;
• and
• a command and control center associated with the IEEE 802.11 wireless network, wherein the command and control center communicates with the at least one access point and at visitor gateway and controls data transfer and routing thereof and wherein the command and control center automatically routes the visiting user to the visitor gateway when the visiting user attempts to access the at least one access point associated with the IEEE 802.11 wireless network;
• a firewall located between the command and control center and the visitor gateway;
• a protected zone in which access to and from the IEEE 802.11 wireless network is limited, wherein the visitor gateway is located within the protected zone of the IEEE 802.11 wireless network;
• and
• secure communications tunnel through which the command and control center communicates with the at least one access point, the firewall and the visitor gateway.