METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK BY USING BUTTON
First Claim
1. A wireless local area network (LAN) setting method by which a currently associated wireless network links with a network that supports a wireless security setup, the method comprising:
- if it is determined that the currently associated wireless network exists, storing setup information about the currently associated wireless network; and
performing wireless security setup of the network that supports the wireless security setup, according to the stored information about the currently associated wireless network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for setting a wireless local area network (LAN) based on manipulating a button is provided. In the method, an existing wireless network links with a network that supports a wireless security setup. The method includes storing setup information about a currently associated wireless network if the currently associated wireless network exists, and performing the wireless security setup of the network that supports the wireless security setup, according to the stored information about the currently associated wireless network.
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19 Claims
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1. A wireless local area network (LAN) setting method by which a currently associated wireless network links with a network that supports a wireless security setup, the method comprising:
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if it is determined that the currently associated wireless network exists, storing setup information about the currently associated wireless network; and performing wireless security setup of the network that supports the wireless security setup, according to the stored information about the currently associated wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A wireless local area network (LAN) setting method by which a currently associated wireless network links with a network that supports a wireless security setup without changing information about the existing wireless network, the method comprising:
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if the currently associated wireless network exists, storing an identifier of the currently associated wireless network; generating a security level and a security key in response a user'"'"'s request; and performing the wireless security setup by using the stored identifier of the currently associated wireless network and the security level and the security key which are generated. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A wireless local area network (LAN) setting method by which an existing wireless network is relayed with a network that supports a wireless security setup, the method comprising:
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storing network information about apparatuses connected to one another via a wireless network; converting a security setup of a packet received via the wireless network into a security setup of a destination network by referring to the network information about the apparatuses; and re-transmitting a packet changed according to the security setup of the destination network to the destination network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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9. The wireless LAN setting method of claim 9, further comprising, after the storing the network information about the apparatuses, forming a network information management table for managing a network information list.
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12. A method of setting a wireless local area network (LAN) setup of an apparatus that supports a wireless security setup, the method comprising:
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randomly generating a service identifier in response to a user'"'"'s request made by manipulating a button; scanning wireless LAN apparatuses with which the apparatus that supports the wireless security setup can associate, and randomly generating a security key if the generated service identifier is not identical to a service identifier of one of the wireless LAN apparatuses; and performing the wireless security setup by using the generated service identifier and the security key. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for setting a wireless local area network (LAN) setup of another apparatus that supports a wireless security setup, the apparatus comprising:
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an input unit through which a user'"'"'s selection for the wireless LAN setup is input by manipulating a button; a storage unit which stores network setup information about apparatuses networked with one another; and a wireless LAN control unit which performs the wireless LAN setup in response to manipulation of the button, according to information about a setup of an existing network, which is stored in the storage unit, and generates a security level and a security key at a user'"'"'s request and performs the wireless LAN setup in response to manipulation of the button by using a service identifier of the existing network, which is stored in the storage unit, and the security level and the security key, in response to receiving a request for the wireless LAN setup through the input unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a wireless local area network (LAN) setting method by which a currently associated wireless network links with a network that supports a wireless security setup, the method comprising:
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if it is determined that the currently associated wireless network exists, storing setup information about the currently associated wireless network; and performing the wireless security setup of the network that supports the wireless security setup, according to the stored information about the currently associated wireless network.
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