WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK HOTSPOT REGISTRATION

摘要

A wireless local area network "WLAN" client device that has just connecte d to a WLAN detects that the WLAN is offered by a hotspot, where access to a public network is provided by the WLAN via a gateway. A browser application of the WLAN client device is launched, either automatically or in response to receiving an indication via a user input element of the WLAN client devic e to register at the hotspot. The browser application is launched with an In ternet Protocol address that ought to trigger an Internet Protocol filtering rule of the gateway.