Patent ID: 9571352
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of managing virtual private network (VPN) access to a plurality of subnets containing respective hardware devices, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a processor, registration of a first user as authorized to access a first hardware device, the first hardware device currently residing on a first subnet and not a second subnet, and in response, granting the first user VPN access to the first subnet but not the second subnet; receiving, by the processor, registration of a second user as authorized to access a second hardware device, the second hardware device currently residing on the second subnet and not the first subnet, and in response, granting the second user VPN access to the second subnet but not the first subnet; and subsequently, detecting, by the processor, that the first hardware device resides on the second subnet and not the first subnet, and in response, the processor automatically granting the first user VPN access to the second subnet, wherein the first user is registered as authorized to access the first hardware device based on a first IP address or a first host name of the first hardware device, and wherein the second user is registered as authorized to access the second hardware device based on a second IP address or a second host name of the second hardware device.