Remote grant of network access

A computing device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations including:
• receiving, at a gateway on a network, a communication including a request for a new network device to join the network;
• establishing a connection between the new network device and the gateway, wherein establishing the connection between the new network device and the gateway includes allowing the new network device to connect to a guest entry point of the network;
• generating a firewall configured to prevent the new network device from communicating with an existing device on the network, wherein establishing a connection between the new network device and the gateway and generating a firewall configured to prevent the new network device from communicating with an additional device on the network occur at substantially the same time;
• transmitting a query, wherein the query includes a request to determine whether the new network device is associated with the network;
• receiving a communication including a response to the query indicating that the new network device is associated with the network;
• and
• removing the firewall to allow the new network device to communicate with the existing network device.

A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to:

• receive, at a gateway on a network, a communication including a request for a new network device to join the network;
• establish a connection between the new network device and the gateway, wherein establishing the connection between the new network device and the gateway includes allowing the new network device to connect to a guest entry point of the network;
• generate a firewall configured to prevent the new network device from communicating with an existing device on the network, wherein establishing a connection between the new network device and the gateway and generating a firewall configured to prevent the new network device from communicating with an additional device on the network occur at substantially the same time;
• transmit a query, wherein the query includes a request to determine whether the new network device is associated with the network;
• receive a communication including a response to the query indicating that the new network device is associated with the network;
• and
• remove the firewall to allow the new network device to communicate with the existing network device.