Patents by Inventor Mark C. Wilgus

Mark C. Wilgus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatus to configure a network device via an authentication protocol
    Patent number: 7546632
    Abstract: A system supplies configuration information, via an EAP protocol, to a remote device trying to access the network. An authentication server performs an authentication exchange by receiving, from a remote device, a connection attempt to access the network. The authentication server performs an authentication exchange with the remote device to allow the remote device access to the network. During the authentication exchange, a configuration selection characteristic associated with the remote device is identified. A device configuration to be applied to the remote device, based on the configuration selection characteristic, is determined. The authentication server provides the determined device configuration to the remote device, via an EAP protocol, to allow the remote device to install the determined device configuration prior to being allowed access to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Stieglitz, Darran Potter, Mark C. Wilgus