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

Claim 10:
11. One or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored thereon executable instructions to:
provide gateway service for a WiFi network;
provide at least a first subnetwork and second subnetwork on the WiFi network, wherein the first subnetwork and second subnetwork are separate from one another, and wherein the first subnetwork is accessible via a first virtual access point (VAP), and the second subnetwork is accessible via a second VAP;
secure the first VAP with an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) security method;
secure the second VAP with a WiFi protected access pre-shared key (WPA-PSK) method;
detect a connection attempt from a new device;
onboard the new device, comprising determining whether the device supports the EAP security method, and requiring the device to enroll with the first VAP via the EAP 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 WPA-PSK method.