Network Device, Method of Controlling Network Device, and Recording Medium on Which Program for Controlling Network Device Is Recorded

摘要

An access point AP that is an embodiment of a network device assigns an IP address to a terminal connected to the access point AP itself. The access point AP includes: a distributing unit 118 that distributes the IP address to terminal and has functionality to notify the terminal to transmit all access requests to the network device AP itself; a distribution control unit 120 for switching the functionality of the distributing unit 118 to be operative on the basis of the generation of a predetermined starting event; an accepting unit 112 for accepting any given access request from the terminal; and a notifying unit 114 for notifying the requesting terminal of information for accessing the network device AP when the accepting unit has accepted the request, regardless of the content of the request.