Patent ID: 8272037
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling user terminal access to a wireless local area network, comprising the steps of: receiving from a user terminal a request to access the wireless local area network; transmitting to the user terminal an identity request message; receiving from the user terminal a response to the identity request message; determining whether the user terminal is IEEE 802.1x compliant in response to the response to the identity request message; selecting an authenticating mechanism utilizing IEEE 802.1x if said user terminal is IEEE 802.1x compliant; selecting an authentication mechanism, compatible with the user terminal, in response to a determination that the user terminal is not IEEE 802.1x compliant, for allowing user terminal access to the wireless local area network; and if the user terminal is not IEEE 802.1x compliant, redirecting an authentication request to an HTTP server for utilizing a browser based authentication protocol.