APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENABLING NETWORK CONNECTION
摘要
<p>An easy-to-use network authentication scheme has USB tokens or keys and a network controller having several USB sockets. The network controller is for example a secure wireless broadband modem/router that acts as a firewall and ADSL modem, using WEP or WPA. A USB token is plugged into a PC, where it configures the PC's network settings and gathers network information from the PC. The token is then plugged into one of the controller's sockets where it configures the controller to allow network access for the PC previously configured by the token. The network access may be disallowed immediately upon removal of the token, or on expiration of a timer. The user can therefore avoid software setup of the secure wireless network.</p>
