摘要 |
A method of searching for an access point using a wireless LAN terminal including a profile storage unit 305 that stores profile information including information of the channel of a predetermined access point, a scanning interval setting unit 311 that sets a scanning period, a passive scanning unit 315 that performs a passive scanning operation and detects a beacon signal, and an active scanning unit 317, wherein before said active scanning unit performs said active scanning operation at said set channel, the passive scanning unit 315 performs the passive scanning operation at the set channel for each scanning period and detects the beacon signal transmitted from the access point, and the active scanning unit 317 performs the active scanning operation at the set channel and searches for the access point after the beacon signal is detected.
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