Patent ID: 11936831
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instructions are further executed to functions as:
an obtainment unit configured to obtain authentication information related to the predetermined authentication method from an information processing apparatus different from the communication apparatus and the access point, and wherein
the storage unit further stores, in the at least one memory, the authentication information obtained by the obtainment unit, and
in a case where the authentication information stored in the at least one memory is changed, the control unit determines whether authentication according to the predetermined authentication method is performed between the access point and the communication apparatus, and in a case where it is determined that the authentication is performed, the control unit operates the communication apparatus using the first setting information stored in the at least one memory.