Patent ID: 8891422

Claim:
A communication system, comprising: a communication device; and a communication terminal which communicates with said communication device, and comprises: an information acquisition unit that acquires information on a communication state of said communication device, said information being provided by an information provision unit of said communication device; and a wireless LAN communication unit that operates either in a station (STA) mode for connecting with an access point or in an AP mode for operating as said access point based on said acquired information, said communication terminal connecting with said access point in the case that said communication terminal operates in said STA mode, and said communication device connecting with said communication terminal in the case that said communication terminal operates in said AP mode, wherein said information includes a first setting value required for said communication terminal to connect with said access point when said communication device connects with said access point, or a second setting value required for said communication device to connect with said communication terminal when said communication device does not connect with said access point.