Patent ID: 8903066
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a connection panel configured to accept a removable connection to multiple telephones of a controlled access residential institution; a network router connected to the connection panel and configured to connect to a remote network; and an access and security module connected to the network router and configured to control access by the telephone to telephone services provided by accessing a remote call processing center via the remote network, wherein the access and security module is configured to establish and control a virtual private network (VPN) connection with the call processing center; and wherein the connection panel, the network router, and access and security module are at least partially enclosed within a portable enclosure, wherein the device is configured to be installed and connected without hard wiring and without mounting and to be relocated as a single unit, wherein the device is configured for: providing access by one or more electronic communication devices at the controlled access residential institution to the services provided by accessing the remote call processing center via the remote network while a non-portable device is installed to provide access by the one or more electronic communication devices at the controlled access residential institution to the services provided by accessing the remote call processing center via the remote network; and removal from the controlled access residential Institution after Installation of the non-portable device.