Patent ID: 8064884

Claim:
A method of permissioning access to a network based upon the location of an electronic device, comprising: receiving signal information from a network device indicating that the network device has detected the presence of the electronic device; triggering remote initiation of the electronic device by an encryption key received from the network device by the electronic device for comparison with a stored key on the electronic device to acknowledge the presence of the electronic device, the stored key having been stored on the electronic device during an initial setup phase of the electronic device; in response to a match between the received encryption key and the stored key, surveying the network environment to create a current network environment profile; comparing the current network environment profile to a predefined network environment profile, the predefined network environment profile having been stored on the electronic device during an initial setup phase of the electronic device; if the current network environment profile matches the predefined network environment profile, receiving access to network services; and if the current network environment profile does not match the predefined network environment profile, being denied access to network services by the network device.