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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Hyun-min Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Soung-kwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Myeon-kee Youn, Incheon-si, KR;
Seong-joon Jeon, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-Min Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Soung-Kwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Myeon-Kee Youn, Incheon-si, KR;
Seong-Joon Jeon, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A network access method of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) terminals and a network system thereof which are designed to support network association between a terminal and an Access Point (AP) in an IEEE 802.11 WLAN environment includes: scanning at least one AP in the network and determining whether or not the AP uses a Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Key; and converting to an Open System authentication mode or a Shared Key authentication mode according to the determination. Accordingly, the terminal can scan for the existence of a WEP Key from at least one AP and convert into a network-accessible Open System authentication mode and a Shared Key authentication mode so as to execute an association.