A wireless communication apparatus that is adapted to perform setting necessary for a wireless LAN access point (11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18) which is provided in a wireless communication system to operate, the wireless communication apparatus comprising: an information collection unit which is adapted to collect setting information set in the wireless LAN access point and wireless environment information which is information on an environment surrounding the wireless LAN access point; a parameter calculation unit which is adapted to obtain a parameter to be set for the wireless LAN access point from which the setting information and the wireless environment information have been collected; and a control unit (87, 82) which is adapted to perform transmission of the obtained parameter to the wireless LAN access point from which the setting information and the wireless environment information have been collected over a network and give the wireless LAN access point from which the setting information and the wireless environment information have been collected an instruction to perform setting of the parameter, wherein the wireless communication apparatus is characterized in that the wireless communication apparatus comprises a database which is adapted to store attribute information regarding an attribute of the wireless LAN access point, the parameter calculation unit is adapted to obtain the parameter based on the collected setting information, the collected wireless environment information, and the attribute information, and the information collection unit and the control unit are adapted to perform information collection, the transmission of the obtained parameter, and the instruction to perform the setting of the parameter via a service gateway. an information collection unit which is adapted to collect setting information set in the wireless LAN access point and wireless environment information which is information on an environment surrounding the wireless LAN access point; a parameter calculation unit which is adapted to obtain a parameter to be set for the wireless LAN access point from which the setting information and the wireless environment information have been collected; and a control unit (87, 82) which is adapted to perform transmission of the obtained parameter to the wireless LAN access point from which the setting information and the wireless environment information have been collected over a network and give the wireless LAN access point from which the setting information and the wireless environment information have been collected an instruction to perform setting of the parameter, wherein the wireless communication apparatus is characterized in that the wireless communication apparatus comprises a database which is adapted to store attribute information regarding an attribute of the wireless LAN access point, the parameter calculation unit is adapted to obtain the parameter based on the collected setting information, the collected wireless environment information, and the attribute information, and the information collection unit and the control unit are adapted to perform information collection, the transmission of the obtained parameter, and the instruction to perform the setting of the parameter via a service gateway.