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US 8,806,567 B1Granted
Using encoded identifiers to provide rapid configuration for network access
AssigneeJuniper Networks, Inc.
InventorJeffrey C. Venable, Sr.
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Abstract
A user device receives a captured image of an encoded identifier, analyzes the encoded identifier via the captured image, and extracts, based on the analysis, network access configuration data from the encoded identifier. The user device provides the network access configuration data to a network access control (NAC) device, and receives, based on the network access configuration data, access to the NAC device. The user device permits the NAC device to inspect the user device via the access to the NAC device, and receives, based on the inspection of the user device, access to a network.
Claims25
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a user device, a captured image of an encoded identifier;
- analyzing, by the user device and via the captured image, the encoded identifier;
- extracting, by the user device and based on analyzing the encoded identifier, network access configuration data from the encoded identifier, the network access configuration data including one or more of location information of a network access control (NAC) device, an encryption key, a password, a certificate, or an expiration time;
- providing, by the user device, the network access configuration data to the NAC device;
- receiving, by the user device and based on the network access configuration data, access to the NAC device;
- permitting the NAC device to inspect the user device via the access to the NAC device;
- and receiving, by the user device and after the NAC device inspects the user device, access to a network.
4 more elements
A user device comprising:
- a memory to store a plurality of instructions;
- and a processor to execute the plurality of instructions in the memory to:
- receive an image of an encoded identifier, analyze the encoded identifier, extract, based on analyzing the encoded identifier, network access configuration data from the encoded identifier, the network access configuration data including one or more of location information of a network access control (NAC) device, an encryption key, a password, a certificate, or an expiration time, and utilize the network access configuration data to access a network.
A non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user device, cause the one or more processors to:
- store an image of an encoded identifier;
- analyze the encoded identifier stored on the image;
- extract, based on analyzing the encoded identifier, network access configuration data from the encoded identifier, the network access configuration data including one or more of location information of a network access control (NAC) device, an encryption key, a password, a certificate, or an expiration time;
- provide the network access configuration data to the NAC device;
- receive, based on the network access configuration data, access to the NAC device;
- permit the NAC device to inspect the user device via the access to the NAC device;
- and receive, after the NAC device inspects the user device, access to a network.
5 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a user device and from a network access control (NAC) device, a short message service (SMS) message;
- extracting, by the user device, network access configuration data from the SMS message, the network access configuration data including one or more of location information of the NAC device, an encryption key, a password, a certificate, or an expiration time;
- providing, by the user device, the network access configuration data to the NAC device;
- receiving, by the user device and based on the network access configuration data, access to the NAC device;
- permitting the NAC device to inspect the user device via the access to the NAC device;
- and receiving, by the user device and after the NAC device inspects the user device, access to a network.
3 more elements
A user device comprising:
- a memory;
- and a processor to:
- receive, from a network access control (NAC) device, a short message service (SMS) message, extract network access configuration data from the SMS message, the network access configuration data including one or more of location information of the NAC device, an encryption key, a password, a certificate, or an expiration time, and utilize the network access configuration data to access a network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.