Patent ID: 8150980
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a search unit which searches for nearby wireless base stations; a registering unit which registers at least an authentication method of respective wireless base stations searched by the search unit; a determination unit which determines a partner base station that the communication apparatus to preferentially requests an automatic setting process for acquiring communication parameters for connecting to a network from the partner base station, based on the authentication method of respective wireless base stations registered by the registering unit, wherein the communication parameters comprises an encryption method, an encryption key, authentication methods and an authentication key, and, in a case where a handshake process for authentication fails, time required for the determination unit to determine, as the partner base station preferentially, a base station of the authentication method with failure is shorter than a reception timer; a requesting unit which preferentially requests the partner base station to perform the automatic setting process; and an acquisition unit which acquires the communication parameters from the partner base station according to the automatic setting process requested by the requesting unit, wherein the determination unit determines next partner base station to perform the automatic setting process if the communication apparatus cannot acquire the communication parameters from the partner base station.