Patent ID: 8305927

Claim:
A wireless network construction system comprising: first wireless nodes being previously installed in a wireless network; a wireless node installation support terminal which is provided in a location capable of conducting wireless communication with the first wireless nodes and which serves as a wireless node that has been previously installed in the wireless network; and a second wireless node that is to be newly installed in the wireless network, wherein the second wireless node performs a procedure of participation in the wireless network via the wireless node installation support terminal using wireless communication, the wireless node installation support terminal allocates and distributes a network address to the second wireless node at a time of performing the procedure of participation of the second wireless node in the wireless network, and after performing the procedure of participation, the wireless node installation support terminal is removed from the location capable of conducting direct wireless communication with the second wireless node, the second wireless node performs a path search and establishes a wireless line between the first wireless nodes and the second wireless node based on the network address distributed by the wireless node installation support terminal, and after the wireless line is established, the first wireless nodes and the second wireless node perform wireless communication independent of any further involvement by the wireless node installation support terminal.