Patent ID: 9143956
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations comprising: scanning, by a network monitoring device, a plurality of frequency channels of a network, wherein the network includes an access point, and wherein the access point communicates with a wireless device on a frequency channel of the plurality of frequency channels; detecting, by the network monitoring device, a wireless frame transmitted by the access point, wherein the wireless frame includes a destination Media Access Control (MAC) address; processing, by the network monitoring device, information extracted from the wireless frame, wherein processing the information includes classifying the destination MAC address of the wireless frame as either a wireless MAC address or a wired MAC address based on the information extracted from the wireless frame; transmitting the extracted information, wherein when the extracted information is received at a management server, the extracted information facilitates classification of the access point; receiving a denial of service message, wherein the denial of service message is generated at the management server when the classification is unsecured; and sending a de-authentication message, wherein receiving the de-authentication message facilitates deletion at the access point of the information associated with the wireless device.