CENTRALIZED ACCESS POINT PROVISIONING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF

A computer-implemented method of centrally provisioning access points is disclosed. The method comprises detecting, using a first access point (AP), a hardware address of a client device; securely transmitting the hardware address of the client device to one or more servers; matching the hardware address of the client device with a previously stored hardware address from a database; and retrieving a network identifier and a network password associated with the hardware address from the database, wherein the network identifier and the network password are associated with a second AP. The method further comprises generating, at the one or more servers, a customized provisioning profile with the network identifier and the network password; securely transmitting the customized provisioning profile to the first AP; downloading, at the first AP, the customized provisioning profile; and broadcasting a first wireless network at the first AP configured using the customized provisioning profile.