1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to: provide network permissions to a network device responsive to a request from the network device to join a network; detect, from a packet transmitted between the network device and the network, a hardware configuration of the network device, responsive to the request; detect a plurality of operation functions executable by the network device from the detected hardware configuration of the network device; determine a location of the network device within a range of the network, responsive to the request; determine a location policy for the network device based on the location of the network device and the plurality of operation functions; responsive to acceptance of the network permissions, propagate the location policy to the network device; and modify an operating mode of the network device based on the determined location, the determined plurality of operation functions, and the location policy, by modifying an operational setting on the network device to disable network transmissions from the network device.