Patent ID: 8254840

Claim:
A Dial-Up Networking (DUN) system for authenticating a wireless network connection to a wireless service carrier associated with a portable electronic device utilizing a DUN configuration parameter, the DUN system comprising: a transceiver in bi-directional communication with the portable electronic device to establish a data connection; and a control module having a memory, wherein the control module is in bi-directional communication with the transceiver to send and receive information provided by the data connection, and wherein the control module includes: a first control logic for associating a plurality of values with the DUN configuration parameter, wherein the memory of the control module stores the plurality of values associated with the DUN configuration parameter; a second control logic for determining the wireless service carrier associated with the portable electronic device; a third control logic for selecting one of the plurality of values associated with the DUN configuration parameter, wherein selection of one of the plurality of values is based on the wireless service carrier; a fourth control logic for associating the selected one of the plurality of values with the DUN configuration parameter; and a fifth control logic for establishing the wireless network connection between the control module and the portable electronic device, wherein associating the selected one of the plurality of values with the DUN configuration parameter authenticates the wireless network connection.