Abstract: An electronic device that assesses communication performance is described. During operation, the electronic device receives information specifying a location in an environment. For example, the information may correspond to user-interface activity associated with a user interface. Notably, the user interface may include an augmented reality and the user-interface activity may include defining the location, such as by dropping a pin in the augmented reality. Then, the electronic device provides the information to an access point and/or a controller of the access point, where the location is within communication range of the access point. Next, the electronic device receives, from the access point and/or the controller, measurements of one or more communication performance metrics at or proximate to the location during a time interval. Moreover, the electronic device provides a graphical representation of the communication performance at or proximate to the location based at least in part on the measurements.

Abstract: During operation, an electronic device receives a packet or a frame associated with a second electronic device, where the packet or the frame includes information specifying a factory reset command. For example, the second electronic device may be a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server or may perform functions of a DHCP server. Moreover, the packet or the frame may include an acknowledgment (ACK) in a discover, offer, request and acknowledgment (DORA) procedure, and the information may be included in an option 43 subfield or an option 52 subfield in the packet or the frame. In response to receiving the factory reset command, the electronic device performs a factory reset. Note that the factory reset may restore firmware in the electronic device to a factory-fresh version and a configuration of the electronic device to a factory-fresh state, may erase memory in the electronic device.

Abstract: An electronic device that assesses communication performance is described. During operation, the electronic device receives information specifying a location in an environment. For example, the information may correspond to user-interface activity associated with a user interface. Notably, the user interface may include an augmented reality and the user-interface activity may include defining the location, such as by dropping a pin in the augmented reality. Then, the electronic device provides the information to an access point and/or a controller of the access point, where the location is within communication range of the access point. Next, the electronic device receives, from the access point and/or the controller, measurements of one or more communication performance metrics at or proximate to the location during a time interval. Moreover, the electronic device provides a graphical representation of the communication performance at or proximate to the location based at least in part on the measurements.

Abstract: An electronic device that assesses communication performance is described. During operation, the electronic device receives information specifying a location in an environment. For example, the information may correspond to user-interface activity associated with a user interface. Notably, the user interface may include an augmented reality and the user-interface activity may include defining the location, such as by dropping a pin in the augmented reality. Then, the electronic device provides the information to an access point and/or a controller of the access point, where the location is within communication range of the access point. Next, the electronic device receives, from the access point and/or the controller, measurements of one or more communication performance metrics at or proximate to the location during a time interval. Moreover, the electronic device provides a graphical representation of the communication performance at or proximate to the location based at least in part on the measurements.

Abstract: In response to receiving a primary wireless LAN connection request from a computing device, a wireless access point (WAP) establishes a temporary wireless LAN associated with a temporary service set identifier (SSID) of a computing device. WAP stores a computing device identifier of the computing device in association with the temporary SSID. WAP communicates to the computing device, a CAPTCHA challenge-response test requesting connection to the temporary wireless LAN. WAP awaits, for a timeout period, a temporary wireless LAN connection request by the computing device to communicate over the temporary wireless LAN. In response to receiving or failing to receive the temporary wireless LAN connection request from the computing device within a timeout period, WAP classifies the computing device as a human or machine user. WAP applies network policies to communications of the pending computing device over the primary wireless LAN based on the machine or human user classification.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe technologies for providing and receiving available service information for a network, prior to a connection to the network via an access point. An access point determines a list of available services on a network associated with the access point. The list of available services is stored in a memory of the access point. The access point provides the list of available services to an endpoint device in a vendor specific information element prior to an establishment of a wireless connection between the access point and the endpoint device.

Abstract: An electronic device that assesses communication performance is described. During operation, the electronic device receives information specifying a location in an environment. For example, the information may correspond to user-interface activity associated with a user interface. Notably, the user interface may include an augmented reality and the user-interface activity may include defining the location, such as by dropping a pin in the augmented reality. Then, the electronic device provides the information to an access point and/or a controller of the access point, where the location is within communication range of the access point. Next, the electronic device receives, from the access point and/or the controller, measurements of one or more communication performance metrics at or proximate to the location during a time interval. Moreover, the electronic device provides a graphical representation of the communication performance at or proximate to the location based at least in part on the measurements.

Abstract: During operation, an electronic device receives a packet or a frame associated with a second electronic device, where the packet or the frame includes information specifying a factory reset command. For example, the second electronic device may be a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server or may perform functions of a DHCP server. Moreover, the packet or the frame may include an acknowledgment (ACK) in a discover, offer, request and acknowledgment (DORA) procedure, and the information may be included in an option 43 subfield or an option 52 subfield in the packet or the frame. In response to receiving the factory reset command, the electronic device performs a factory reset. Note that the factory reset may restore firmware in the electronic device to a factory-fresh version and a configuration of the electronic device to a factory-fresh state, may erase memory in the electronic device.

Abstract: In response to receiving a primary wireless LAN connection request from a computing device, a wireless access point (WAP) establishes a temporary wireless LAN associated with a temporary service set identifier (SSID) of a computing device. WAP stores a computing device identifier of the computing device in association with the temporary SSID. WAP communicates to the computing device, a CAPTCHA challenge-response test requesting connection to the temporary wireless LAN. WAP awaits, for a timeout period, a temporary wireless LAN connection request by the computing device to communicate over the temporary wireless LAN. In response to receiving or failing to receive the temporary wireless LAN connection request from the computing device within a timeout period, WAP classifies the computing device as a human or machine user. WAP applies network policies to communications of the pending computing device over the primary wireless LAN based on the machine or human user classification.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for providing high availability as a service. The techniques may be performed by a device that includes an interface and a control unit. The interface is configured to receive network traffic originating from a subscriber device operated by a subscriber. The control unit is configured to determine whether to provide a high availability service with respect to at least a portion of the network traffic based on a subscriber profile associated with the subscriber. The control unit may further be configured to provide the high availability service for at least the portion of the network traffic based on the determination of whether to provide the high availability service. The control unit may further be configured to process at least the portion of the network traffic with the network device, and forward at least the portion of the network traffic.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for supporting interchassis redundancy (ICR) by a plurality of network access servers (NASes) that are members of an ICR. For example, techniques may be used to associate, within a RADIUS server, multiple NAS identifiers for the NASes with a single NAS identifier alias. The RADIUS server is configured to handle RADIUS protocol messages from any member of the ICR cluster as though the RADIUS protocol messages issued from a single NAS having the NAS identifier alias.

Abstract: In general, techniques are described for supporting interchassis redundancy (ICR) by a plurality of network access servers (NASes) that are members of an ICR. For example, techniques may be used to associate, within a RADIUS server, multiple NAS identifiers for the NASes with a single NAS identifier alias. The RADIUS server is configured to handle RADIUS protocol messages from any member of the ICR cluster as though the RADIUS protocol messages issued from a single NAS having the NAS identifier alias.