Patent ID: 7707418
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication system comprising a base station apparatus, a controller connected to the base station apparatus, and a device that requires an authentication to be connected to the base station apparatus, wherein the controller includes: wherein the base station apparatus includes wherein the device includes: wherein the authentication mode switching means of the controller instructs the authentication mode storing means of the base station apparatus to switch the connection authentication mode from a first connection authentication mode, in which a connection is authenticated when an authentication is permitted in accordance with a prescribed procedure, to a second connection authentication mode, in which the connection is permitted without the authentication to be connected, in response to receiving a device registration starting notification, at a starting time of the registration of the device, from the device registration starting means of the controller, wherein the second connection authentication mode in which the connection is permitted without authentication is utilized at a beginning of the registration of the device and until a termination of an initial authentication of the device, wherein the connection authenticating means of the base station apparatus transmits a connection notification to the authentication password distributing means of the controller at the termination of the initial authentication of the device, wherein the authentication password distributing means of the controller distributes an identical authentication password to the base station apparatus and the device in response to receiving the connection notification from the base station apparatus, and wherein the authentication mode switching means of the controller instructs the authentication storing means of the base station apparatus to switch the connection authentication mode from the second connection authentication mode to the first connection authentication mode, in response to a termination of the distribution of the authentication password distributed by the authentication password distributing means of the controller.