| CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A system for micro-segmented networking, the system comprising a system controller comprising at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, wherein the system controller is in communication with a first wireless network, and wherein the system controller is programmed to:
store a plurality of subscriber accounts, wherein each subscriber account of the plurality of subscriber accounts is associated with a respective micro-segmented network of a plurality of micro-segmented networks;
receive a request from a user device to activate a micro-segmented network that is associated with a first subscriber account of the plurality of subscriber accounts, wherein the request includes subscriber information associated with the first subscriber account;
authenticate the first subscriber account based on the subscriber information;
activate a first micro-segmented network of the plurality of micro-segmented networks that is access point agnostic and is associated with the first subscriber account, at least partially by assigning a respective virtual local area network (VLAN) to a user associated with the first subscriber account, the first micro-segmented network including N device slots for potential connection of a maximum of N devices to the first micro-segmented network, wherein N is a predetermined integer that is greater than one and is at least partially a function of the first subscriber account;
transmit, to the user device, first device slot authentication information for a first device slot of the N device slots;
receive, from a first device connecting to the first wireless network, the first device slot authentication information;
authenticate the first device slot authentication information; and
in response to authenticating the first device slot authentication information, connect the first device to the first micro-segmented network.
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