Patent ID: 8059530
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a first network interface to couple to a first network; a second network interface to couple to a second network; a processor to monitor network traffic passed through the device between the first network interface and the second network interface; a third network interface responsive to the processor, the third network interface to provide a wireless network; and memory accessible to the processor, the memory including a network access rule, the processor to permit network traffic to flow between the first network interface and the third network interface based on the network traffic monitored at the processor in accordance with the network access rule, and a wireless device is to be permitted to register with the device via the third network interface based upon the network access rule, wherein the network access rule is configured to permit registration of a wireless network device via the first network interface based on the network traffic of the first network coupled to the first network interface.