Patent ID: 11930359
Assignee: MCAFEE, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A computer-implemented method of providing a wireless gateway, comprising:
dividing a wireless network into at least a first subnetwork and second subnetwork, wherein the first subnetwork and the second subnetwork are divided from one another;
providing a first virtual access point (VAP) into the first subnetwork, and a second VAP into the second subnetwork;
securing the first VAP with an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) security method;
securing the second VAP with a second security method;
detecting a connection attempt from a new device;
onboarding the new device, comprising determining whether the device supports the EAP security method, and enrolling the device to the first VAP with the EAP security method if the device supports the EAP security method; and
if the device does not support the EAP security method, enrolling the device to the second VAP with the second security method.