Securing communications of a wireless access point and a mobile device

A method includes receiving, at an access server, a communication from a network management device. The communication is sent from a mobile device via an unsecured wireless connection of a first network to an access point, from the access point to the network management device, and from the network management device via a second network to the access server. The communication includes first encrypted data and is associated with a request by the mobile device to access the second network. The method further includes transmitting, from the access server, an encryption key to the access point based on the first encrypted data to enable the access point to establish a secure wireless connection between the access point and the mobile device. The method further includes transmitting signals to the network management device, the signals indicating that the mobile device is authorized to access the second network.