ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

摘要

An electronic device is disclosed, the electronic device including: a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to search for a communication relay device and to connect with a network through the communication relay device identified by the search; a storage configured to store identification information of at least one communication relay device which has been previously used for connection with the network; and a controller configured to receive the identification information of the identified communication relay device, to determine whether a service environment of the electronic device is valid based on the received identification information and the stored identification information of at least one communication relay device, and to perform a preset device-protecting operation if it is determined that the service environment of the electronic device is not valid.;Thus, a neighboring AP may be identified and it is determined whether the service environment of the electronic device is valid, thereby controlling the authorized use of the electronic device.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a communicator including communication circuitry configured to communicate with a communication relay device to connect with a network through the communication relay device; a storage; and a controller configured: to store first identification information of a first communication relay device with which the communicator is connected, in the storage, in response to receiving an input for a connection to a second communication relay device, to compare the stored first identification information of the first communication relay device and second identification information of the second communication relay device to be connected, and to determine whether to perform a preset protecting operation based on a result of the comparison.