| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for facilitating automatic wireless network detection. <P>SOLUTION: A wireless network client can automatically detect the "type" of a network (e.g., method of authentication and encryption) without requiring input from the user. For example, unencrypted network, WEP encrypted network requiring a WEP key, WPA encrypted network requiring a pre-shared key, an IEEE 802.1x enabled network supporting WPA and/or an IEEE 802.1x enabled network not supporting WPA. In a wireless network detection system having a connection component and a detection component, the connection component facilitates connection of a client system to at least one of a plurality of wireless networks. The detection component identifies a type of an available wireless network. Identification can be performed based upon information received in an information element and/or repeated probing of the wireless network beacon. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |
