Apparatus and method for connecting access point in portable terminal

摘要

An apparatus and method connect an Access Point (AP) in a portable terminal. More particularly, an apparatus and method designate a group of searched peripheral APs, and attempt an access to an AP corresponding to a group selected by a user in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a group set unit and an AP search unit. The group set unit sets items of peripheral APs to a group according to user's selection. After searching the peripheral APs at the time of AP connection, the AP search unit classifies an AP belonging to a selected item and connects to the classified AP.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to:
classify Access Points (APs) to at least two AP groups according to a user selection;determine a security level of an application when the application is executed;determine an AP group of the at least two AP groups corresponding to the determined security level of the application;after searching the APs, select one of the APs associated with the determined AP group among the searched APs;connect to the selected AP;determine whether another executed application uses a WiFi connection;control a display unit to display a list of preset security levels;receive a selection of any one preset security level among the list of preset security levels;determine whether the selected AP corresponds to the selected security level; andresponsive to the other executed application corresponding to the selected security level and the selected AP not corresponding to the selected security level, terminate the connection to the selected AP and connect to another of the APs corresponding to the selected security level.