A method of connecting to an Access Point, AP, in a portable terminal, the method comprising: obtaining (S301, S302) signals from each of a plurality of APs (220, 230, 240, 250) by using AP scanning; identifying (S301, S302) whether each of the plurality of APs (220, 230, 240, 250) supports Hotspot 2.0 based on information included in the obtained signals, wherein the signals are probe response signals or beacon signals; identifying a connection setting for connecting to one of the plurality of APs (220, 230, 240, 250); and when at least one first AP (220, 230) that does not support Hotspot 2.0 and at least one second AP (240, 250) that supports Hotspot 2.0 are simultaneously identified among the plurality of APs based on the information included in the obtained signals: selecting one of the at least one first AP (220, 230) or the at least one second AP based on the connection setting stored in a memory of the portable terminal; and controlling to establish the connection with the selected AP; wherein the selecting one of the at least one first AP (220, 230) or the at least one second AP based on the connection setting stored in a memory of the portable terminal comprises: identifying at least one first AP (220, 230) that has ever been previously connected and at least one connectable second AP (240, 250) among the plurality of APs; and selecting, based on at least one selection criterion of the connection setting, an AP among the at least one first AP (220, 230) that has ever been previously connected or the at least one connectable second AP (240, 250); wherein the controlling to establish the connection with the selected AP comprises: when the at least one second AP (240, 250) is selected, transmitting an Access Network Query Protocol, ANQP, message for requesting ANQP information to an information server connected to the at least one second AP (240, 250); and controlling to establish the connection with the at least one second AP (240, 250) based on the ANQP information received from the information server; wherein a signal obtained from the at least one second AP (240, 250) includes information indicating that Hotspot 2.0 is supported; and wherein the at least one connectable second AP (240, 250) is at least one second AP (240, 250) that has ever been previously connected. obtaining (S301, S302) signals from each of a plurality of APs (220, 230, 240, 250) by using AP scanning; identifying (S301, S302) whether each of the plurality of APs (220, 230, 240, 250) supports Hotspot 2.0 based on information included in the obtained signals, wherein the signals are probe response signals or beacon signals; identifying a connection setting for connecting to one of the plurality of APs (220, 230, 240, 250); and when at least one first AP (220, 230) that does not support Hotspot 2.0 and at least one second AP (240, 250) that supports Hotspot 2.0 are simultaneously identified among the plurality of APs based on the information included in the obtained signals: selecting one of the at least one first AP (220, 230) or the at least one second AP based on the connection setting stored in a memory of the portable terminal; and controlling to establish the connection with the selected AP; selecting one of the at least one first AP (220, 230) or the at least one second AP based on the connection setting stored in a memory of the portable terminal; and controlling to establish the connection with the selected AP; wherein the selecting one of the at least one first AP (220, 230) or the at least one second AP based on the connection setting stored in a memory of the portable terminal comprises: identifying at least one first AP (220, 230) that has ever been previously connected and at least one connectable second AP (240, 250) among the plurality of APs; and selecting, based on at least one selection criterion of the connection setting, an AP among the at least one first AP (220, 230) that has ever been previously connected or the at least one connectable second AP (240, 250); identifying at least one first AP (220, 230) that has ever been previously connected and at least one connectable second AP (240, 250) among the plurality of APs; and selecting, based on at least one selection criterion of the connection setting, an AP among the at least one first AP (220, 230) that has ever been previously connected or the at least one connectable second AP (240, 250); wherein the controlling to establish the connection with the selected AP comprises: when the at least one second AP (240, 250) is selected, transmitting an Access Network Query Protocol, ANQP, message for requesting ANQP information to an information server connected to the at least one second AP (240, 250); and controlling to establish the connection with the at least one second AP (240, 250) based on the ANQP information received from the information server; when the at least one second AP (240, 250) is selected, transmitting an Access Network Query Protocol, ANQP, message for requesting ANQP information to an information server connected to the at least one second AP (240, 250); and controlling to establish the connection with the at least one second AP (240, 250) based on the ANQP information received from the information server; wherein a signal obtained from the at least one second AP (240, 250) includes information indicating that Hotspot 2.0 is supported; and wherein the at least one connectable second AP (240, 250) is at least one second AP (240, 250) that has ever been previously connected.