Wireless access point device and wireless network system with the same
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1. A wireless access point device, in which authentication settings or communication settings are managed by a management device, the wireless access point device comprising:
- a controller configured to control operation of the wireless access point device; and
a management status detector configured to detect as a management status whether or not management by the management device has been interrupted,the controller being further configured to determine, by connecting to the management device, whether or not to allow a client terminal that has attempted to connect to the wireless access point device to connect to the Internet while the management status detector detects that the management has not been interrupted, andthe controller being further configured to determine, by itself without connecting to the management device, whether or not to allow the client terminal to connect to the Internet while the management status detector detects that the management has been interrupted.
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Abstract
There is provided a configuration in an access point managed by a management device for dealing with a situation in which management by the management device is no longer possible. An access point 3 includes a controller 30 that controls the operation of the access point 3, and a management status detector 32 that detects the management status by a management device 2. The controller 30 changes the operation of the access point 3 by validating or invalidating an SSID according to the detecting result of the management status.
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1. A wireless access point device, in which authentication settings or communication settings are managed by a management device, the wireless access point device comprising:
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a controller configured to control operation of the wireless access point device; and a management status detector configured to detect as a management status whether or not management by the management device has been interrupted, the controller being further configured to determine, by connecting to the management device, whether or not to allow a client terminal that has attempted to connect to the wireless access point device to connect to the Internet while the management status detector detects that the management has not been interrupted, and the controller being further configured to determine, by itself without connecting to the management device, whether or not to allow the client terminal to connect to the Internet while the management status detector detects that the management has been interrupted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for controlling a wireless access point device, in which authentication settings or communication settings are managed by a management device, the method comprising:
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detecting as a management status whether or not management by the management device has been interrupted; and changing operation of the wireless access point device according to a detecting result of the management status, the changing of the operation further including determining, by connecting to the management device, whether or not to allow a client terminal that has attempted to connect to the wireless access point device to connect to the Internet while detecting that the management has not been interrupted, and determining, by itself without connecting to the management device, whether or not to allow the client terminal to connect to the Internet while detecting that the management has been interrupted.
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