Patent ID: 8676157

Claim:
A wireless network system comprising: a control apparatus; and a plurality of wireless apparatuses that do not include the control apparatus, wherein said control apparatus includes: a data base including a registered wireless apparatus list for registering the wireless apparatus; a setting change instruction unit receiving a setting change request of the wireless network including change content from any one of the wireless apparatuses, extracting the registered wireless apparatus list from the database, and transmitting setting change instructions including the change content to all the wireless apparatuses based on the setting change request and the registered wireless apparatus list; a setting content update unit updating the wireless network setting content in said control apparatus with said change content; and a setting change history management unit managing setting change timings and success of setting changes at the wireless apparatuses for each of said setting change timings as setting change history information; a registered wireless apparatus list display unit displaying on a display system the registered wireless apparatus list showing the current connection state and the results of the last setting change for said plurality of wireless apparatuses, and each of said wireless apparatuses includes: a setting change instruction reception unit receiving a setting change instruction from said setting change instruction unit; and a content update unit updating the wireless network setting content in the wireless apparatus based on the setting change instruction received by said setting change instruction reception unit.