Patent ID: 7574198

Claim:
A wireless LAN terminal for performing a security setting process for wireless communication with an access point by means of wireless communication, the wireless LAN terminal comprising: a terminal side wireless communication unit for establishing wireless communication with the access point; a terminal side start instruction reception unit for receiving a start instruction for the security setting process; a start instruction data transmission unit, which, upon receipt of the start instruction, allows the terminal side wireless communication unit to transmit start instruction data that indicates the start of the security setting process; a start acceptance data reception unit for receiving start acceptance data through the terminal side wireless communication unit, the start acceptance data transmitted from the access point during the security setting process initiated in accordance with the start instruction data and indicates that the start of the security setting process is accepted; and a terminal side security setting unit, which does not perform the security setting process if the start acceptance data reception unit receives a plurality of start acceptance data, and performs the security setting process if the start acceptance data reception unit receives only one start acceptance data.