Patent ID: 9565561
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a network access device, a network association request from a prospective client device requesting access to a network; sending, by the network access device in response to receiving the network association request, an alert signal to a control device to cause the control device to emit an audible signal indicative of a network association request from a prospective client device; sending, by the network access device in response to receiving the network association request, a prompt message to the control device to cause the control device to provide voice instructions on how to provide feedback to the network access device for responding to the network association request based on the control device and is different for different types of control devices; receiving, by the network access device, feedback from the control device, the feedback comprising a keypad sequence representative of a personal identifier (PIN); and permitting or denying, by the network access device, access to the network for the prospective client device responsive to the feedback from the control device.