METHOD OF LIMITING USE OF A MOBILE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT NEAR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK

摘要

To promote network security in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a mobile communication device, which is operable as a mobile wireless access point, may read a WLAN identifier that is known to be used by the WLAN and an indication of a channel on which a wireless access point of the WLAN is known to operate. The device may then monitor the channel for a transmission of the WLAN identifier. The mobile wireless access point may be configured to operate using the selected channel so that the monitoring occurs on the same channel as that on which the mobile wireless access point is operating. The transmission, if detected, may be considered to indicate that the mobile communication device is within the WLAN. Upon detecting the transmission, use of the WLAN identifier by the mobile wireless access point at the mobile communication device may be prevented, e.g. by requiring the mobile wireless access point to use a different WLAN identifier or by disabling the mobile wireless access point.

主权项

1. A mobile communication device operable as a mobile wireless access point, the mobile communication device operable to:
receive a precluded WLAN identifier; receive a permissible channel that identifies a channel that is available for use by the mobile communication device for mobility wireless access point functionality; select the permissible channel as a selected channel; monitor the selected channel for the precluded WLAN identifier; and upon detection of the precluded WLAN identifier, prevent a mobile wireless access point from using the precluded WLAN identifier.