Method and system for selecting VPN connections in response to wireless network identifiers

摘要

A method and system for providing connections from a wireless access point. The wireless access point has multiple VPN tunnels. The access point detects a wireless-network identifier (such as a service set identifier (SSID)) provided by a terminal via an air interface, and the access point uses the wireless-network identifier as a basis to select one of the VPN tunnels. The access point then sends communication from the terminal via the selected VPN tunnel.

主权项

1. A wireless local area network (WLAN) access point comprising:
a wireless communication interface for wirelessly communicating with terminals over an air interface; at least one network interface for coupling with at least one communications network; virtual private network (VPN) client logic applicable by the access point to have a plurality of VPN tunnels over the at least one communication network; and tunnel-selection logic applicable by the access point to detect a service set identifier (SSID) that the access point receives from a given terminal via the wireless communication interface and, based on the SSID, to then select a corresponding one of the plurality of VPN tunnels, wherein the SSID is used to associate the given terminal with the access point for wireless communication between the given terminal and the access point, and wherein the access point sends at least one communication from the given terminal via the selected VPN tunnel.