Patent ID: 8732801

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, at an access point and from a wireless device, a request for authorization to access a network via the access point; determining, by the access point, a distance between the access point and the wireless device; determining, by the access point, whether the distance is less than a first threshold distance; generating, by the access point, a first user interface presenting a first set of options for connecting to the network via the access point when the distance is less than the first threshold distance; generating, by the access point, a second user interface presenting a second set of options for connecting to the network via the access point when the distance is not less than the first threshold distance, wherein the second set of options includes an instruction to relocate the wireless device to within the first threshold distance; using selection of the first set of options for authorizing permanent, unlimited access for the wireless device to access the network via the access point, and using selection of the second set of options for authorizing at least one of temporary access or limited access for the wireless device to access the network via the access point.