Patent ID: 8607048
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system comprising: a processor configured to execute: acquiring, from each of one or more access points, an information element including identification information corresponding to the access point; selecting, from one or more of the acquired identification information, particular identification information corresponding to a particular access point among the one or more access points; determining, in a case where the particular identification information is selected, and based on the information element acquired from the particular access point, whether the particular access point operates in accordance with a first type of authentication protocol in which an authentication is performed by an authentication server or in accordance with a second type of authentication protocol in which an authentication is performed by the particular access point, wherein, in a case where the information element includes information indicating WiFi Protected Access (WPA)-Enterprise or WPA2-Enterprise, the processor determines that the particular access point operates in accordance with the first type of authentication protocol, and wherein, in a case where the information element does not include any of the information indicating WPA-Enterprise and the information indicating WPA2-Enterprise, the processor determines that the particular access point operates in accordance with the second type of authentication protocol; attempting a wireless connection with the particular access point based on the setting given by the user using the first type of setting screen or the second type of setting screen.