CPC H04W 12/069 (2021.01) [H04W 12/009 (2019.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/082 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A scanner device for secure resource allocation communication with a network, wherein the scanner device is communicatively connected to a network device for enabling the scanner device to communicate wirelessly with the network, the scanner device comprising:
one or more sensors for processing checks associated with payment transactions;
at least one non-transitory storage device;
at least one processing device coupled to the at least one non-transitory storage device, wherein the at least one non-transitory storage device comprises one or more executable program code portions configured to cause the at least one processing device to:
establish a wired communication link with the network, wherein the network is managed by an entity, wherein the scanner device is associated with the entity, and wherein the entity is a financial institution;
provide, via the wired communication link and to a device management system associated with the entity, a request for authentication;
receive, via the wired communication link, in response to providing the request, and from the device management system, a file comprising configuration instructions and a link to a certificate system associated with the entity;
provide, via the wired communication link and using the link, a certificate enrollment request to the certificate system;
receive, via the wired communication link, in response to providing the certificate enrollment request, and from the certificate system, a signed certificate;
adjust a configuration of the scanner device and the network device to use ports and protocols identified by the configuration instructions from the device management system;
establish, using the signed certificate, the network device, and the ports and the protocols identified by the configuration instructions, a wireless connection to the network;
scan, using the one or more sensors, a check associated with a payment transaction; and
transmit, using the network device and the wireless connection, information regarding the check through the network to a system for processing payment transactions, wherein the system is managed by the financial institution.
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