Patent ID: 9119070
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: retrieving from one or more storage devices identifiers of a plurality of devices connected to a network from a network connection log of devices connected to the network; determining with a processor whether each of the plurality of devices connected to the network is a wireless device by applying a plurality of criteria to each of the identifiers; retrieving from the one or more storage devices a list of devices that are authorized to connect to the network from a virtual local area network (VLAN) connected to the network; and comparing the identifier of a determined wireless device connected to the network with the list of devices authorized to connect to the network from the VLAN to determine whether the determined wireless device is authorized to connect to the network, wherein, when any wireless device on the list of devices authorized to connect to the network from the VLAN connected to the network attempts to connect to the network outside the VLAN, determining that said any wireless device is not authorized to connect to the network outside of the VLAN and denying said any wireless device connection to the network outside of the VLAN, wherein the network connection log includes, for each device connected to the network, network address, name, dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) lease expiration time, a unique identifier, and description, wherein the network connection log is automatically searched to retrieve the identifiers, and wherein retrieval of the list of devices that are authorized to connect to the network from the VLAN connected to the network does not require an attempt to connected to the network by any device of the list of devices that are authorized to connect to the network from the VLAN connected to the network.