Patent ID: 8699389
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An access point configured to relay communications of a terminal device in a wireless network, the access point comprising: a request receiving unit, which receives a setting change request to change a first wireless setting, which is being set as a wireless setting of the wireless network, into a second wireless setting, from a first terminal device; a determination unit, which determines whether a second terminal device, which is different from the first terminal device and performs communications with the access point in accordance with the first wireless setting, is present in the wireless network; and a setting change unit; wherein when it is determined that the second terminal device is not present in the wireless network, the setting change unit changes from the first wireless setting to the second wireless setting in response to the setting change request, and wherein when it is determined that the second terminal device is present in the wireless network, the setting change unit keeps the first wireless setting without changing the first wireless setting into the second wireless setting in response to the setting change request.