Patent ID: 8902904

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, from a client being (1) operationally connected to a second virtual local area network (VLAN) via a first access point, and (2) roaming from the first access point to a second access point, a request to operationally connect to a VLAN from a plurality of VLANs, the plurality of VLANs including a first VLAN and the second VLAN; identifying network priority preference data of the client authorized to connect to both of the first VLAN the second VLAN, the network priority preference data indicating a preference of the client to connect to the first VLAN, the first VLAN being a highest preferred VLAN indicated by the network priority preference data that is available; and if the first VLAN is available and the second VLAN is available, maintaining an operational connection between the client and the second VLAN.