Communication parameter setting apparatus and control method therefore

摘要

A communication apparatus in which it is determined whether a communication parameter setting scheme used to provide a partner apparatus with communication parameters is an authentication code scheme or a non-authentication code scheme. Any one of first communication parameters to wirelessly communicate in a first wireless network and second communication parameters to wirelessly communicate in a second wireless network are selected in accordance with the determined setting scheme. The partner apparatus is provided with the selected communication parameters in accordance with the determined setting scheme.

主权项

1. A communication apparatus comprising:
a storage unit configured to store first communication parameters to wirelessly communicate in a first wireless network complying with an IEEE802.11 standard and second communication parameters to wirelessly communicate in a second wireless network complying with an IEEE802.11 standard, wherein the first communication parameters include a first wireless network identifier, a first encryption method, and a first encryption key, and the second communication parameters include a second wireless network identifier, a second encryption method, and a second encryption key; a determination unit configured to determine whether a communication parameter setting scheme used to provide a partner apparatus with communication parameters is either an authentication code scheme requiring an authentication code input to the communication apparatus by a user or a non-authentication code scheme not requiring the authentication code input by the user but requiring a pushing of both a first predetermined button on the communication apparatus and a second predetermined button on the partner apparatus by the user; a selection unit configured to select, from the communication parameters stored in the storage unit, any one of the first communication parameters and the second communication parameters in accordance with the setting scheme determined by the determination unit; and a providing unit configured to provide the partner apparatus with the communication parameters selected by the selection unit.