System and method for delayed device registration on a network

摘要

Systems and methods for enabling a computing device to be registered and authorized for network access, while deferring device hardware address capture until a later time. Subsequently, when the computing device connects to a network location at which the hardware address can be detected registration and authorization can be fully completed. In some cases, the subsequent completion can be performed automatically and without user intervention.

主权项

1. A method of hardware address based registration of a computing device on a second network different from a first network, the method comprising:
the computing device accessing a portal server via a network access device on the first network to initiate a hardware address-based registration; the computing device transmitting a token registration request to the portal server via the network access device, the token registration request received at the portal server from an IP address of the network access device; the computing device receiving a registration token from the portal server, the registration token comprising a unique subscriber identifier associated with a subscriber record, the registration token generated by the portal server in response to:
determining that the network access device is identified in a database;based on identification of the network access device in the database, determining that the token registration request originates from a device other than the network access device; andverifying an access authorization of the subscriber record associated with the network access device; the computing device storing the registration token in a memory; the computing device accessing the second network; and the computing device transmitting the registration token to the portal server via the second network to complete the hardware address-based registration, wherein the hardware address-based registration is completed by the portal server determining a hardware address of the computing device via the second network, determining the unique subscriber identifier from the registration token, and provisioning the hardware address of the computing device for use on the second network in association with the subscriber record.