Patent ID: 8856878

Claim:
An access point device, comprising: a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising: receiving first access control data from an access management server device via a set of network devices of a network, wherein the first access control data defines a first set of devices authorized to access the set of network devices of the network via the access point device; storing the first access control data in the memory; controlling access to the set of network devices based on the first access control data; receiving second access control data from the access management server device via the set of network devices of the network, wherein the second access control data defines a second set of devices authorized to access the set of network devices via the access point device; replacing the first access control data with the second access control data in the memory in response to the receiving the second access control data; and controlling access to the set of network devices based on the second access control data that replaced the first access control data.