Patent ID: 8477647

Claim:
A connection setting apparatus of configuring settings for connection with an external network, comprising: a connector arranged and adapted to be connectable with a USB connector provided on a data communication card that is used to establish communication with the external network; a storage arranged and adapted to store identification information for identifying a carrier and a mobile communication network corresponding to the data communication card, in correlation with a connection setting provided for the carrier and the mobile communication network; an acquirer arranged and adapted to obtain the identification information of the data communication card from the data communication card connected to the connector; a setter arranged and adapted to specify a connection setting in correlation with the obtained identification information and actually configure connection settings based on the specified connection setting; an acceptor arranged and adapted to display the specified connection setting and receive a user's instruction representing either permission for or rejection of the displayed connection setting, wherein when the acceptor receives the user's instruction representing permission for the displayed connection setting, the setter actually configures the connection settings based on the displayed connection setting; and a communicator arranged and adapted to establish communication with the external network by a fixed line, wherein the setter configures the connection settings with giving preference to communication with the data communication card over communication with the communicator.