JP4237187B2 - Wireless LAN system and registration processing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless LAN system, and more particularly to registration processing using a barcode.

  With the rapid spread of networks such as the Internet, various networks using new technologies have been realized.

  As typical examples of networks, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) network using general telephone line and leased line, FTTH (Fiber To The Home) using optical fiber, and wireless communication were used. Various forms such as a wireless LAN system can be seen.

  Among various networks, a wireless LAN system can be installed relatively easily without requiring wired wiring, and the cost of installation is relatively low. Following an increasing trend.

  As an example of a wireless LAN system, an OES (Order Entry System) constructed by a POS (Point of sales system) used in a store such as a family restaurant will be described with reference to FIG.

  A conventional general order entry system is a wired LAN terminal having a register function provided at a reception, and a POS terminal 710 that performs authentication registration processing is connected to an access point 810, and the POS terminal 710 is provided in a kitchen. The wired connection printer 790 is connected to the wired connection printer 790, the wired connection printer 790 is connected to the scanner 796, and the wireless connection printer 720 provided in the kitchen is connected to the scanner 726.

  In the order entry system configured as described above, the order contents from the customer are input to the POS terminal 710.

  The POS terminal 710 transmits the order contents from the customer to the wireless connection printer 720 in the kitchen via the access point 810.

  Upon receiving the order details transmitted from the POS terminal 710, the wireless connection printer 720 prints the order slip displayed with normal characters and barcode symbols according to the order details. The cook in the kitchen reads the printed order slip, cooks according to the order from the customer displayed on the order slip, and causes the scanner 726 to read the order slip after cooking.

  The content of the order slip read by the scanner 726 is transmitted from the wireless connection printer 720 to the POS terminal 720 via the access point 810 and received by the POS terminal 710, so that the cooking of the corresponding order slip has been completed. It can be seen on the POS terminal 710 side.

  In the above order entry system, when installing the wireless connection printer 720 connected to the access point 810 by wireless LAN, it is necessary to first perform authentication registration processing of the wireless connection printer 720 on the access point 810 by the POS terminal 710. .

  In the conventional authentication registration process, a MAC (Media Access Control) address, which is a unique identifier of the wireless connection printer 720, has an authentication registration table 711 of the POS terminal 710 and a registration storage device 811 of the access point 810. It is a process of registering.

  The POS terminal 710 performs MAC address authentication registration processing for the access point 810 using the MAC address of the wireless connection printer 720 registered in the authentication registration table 711.

  Through the authentication registration process, the access point 810 permits wireless LAN communication access to the access point 810 of the wireless connection printer 720 for which the MAC address authentication registration process has been completed.

  For the access to the access point 810 of the wireless connection printer 720 that has not been subjected to authentication registration processing, the access point 810 has a filtering setting for denying access.

  The wireless LAN system can construct a communication system with high security by performing permission or denial processing in access of wireless LAN communication between the wireless connection printer 720 and the access point 810 by filtering setting.

  As a system for performing authentication of wireless LAN communication, there is a system disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-111544). When the system of the publication is applied to the wireless LAN system shown in FIG. 7, a wireless connection printer 720 as a terminal station connected to the wireless LAN, and an access point 810 that converts a received authentication signal into a compatible protocol. It has a configuration with.

When the wireless connection printer 720 requests to connect to the access point 810, the wireless LAN system converts the signal transmitted to the access point 810 of the wireless connection printer 720 into a protocol suitable for authentication permission and requests authentication. The access point 810 receives the authentication request converted into the compatible protocol, reads the MAC address of the wireless connection printer 720, and authenticates the wireless LAN connection.
JP 2001-111544 A

  The authentication registration table 711 of the wireless connection printer 720 and the authentication registration process to the registration storage device 811 are performed by manually inputting the MAC address of each wireless connection printer 720 to the authentication registration table 711 and the registration storage device 811.

  In the wireless LAN system of Patent Document 1, if the protocol for performing authentication is not incorporated in the access point 810 in advance, the access point 810 can be connected even if there is a connection request from each wireless connection printer 720 to the access point 810. There was a problem that connection requests from the wireless connection printers 720 could not be satisfied.

  In the authentication registration process performed manually as described, there is a problem that an erroneous network input to the registration storage device 811 or the like occurs due to an erroneous manual input, or the number of wireless connection printers 720 connected to the access point 810. As a result, the number of work steps for performing authentication registration processing increases in proportion to the number of wireless connection printers 720.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless LAN system in which authentication registration processing is accurately performed by performing authentication registration processing of an identifier using a barcode symbol.

The first invention of the wireless LAN system of the present invention includes a wireless LAN terminal to which the first and second identifier has been added, the first and second to its identifier with the wireless LAN terminal registered A wireless LAN system including access points constituting a network between
When an input requesting authentication registration processing for wireless LAN communication is received, a bar code symbol indicating the start of the authentication registration processing and a bar code symbol indicating the first identifier are sequentially output. A wireless LAN terminal that
First reading means for reading each bar code symbol output from the wireless LAN terminal and outputting the content;
An authentication registration table for storing the second identifier, and when receiving an instruction to start the authentication registration process from the first reading means, the first reading means sent from the first reading means thereafter; The identifier is subjected to authentication registration processing with the access point in association with the second identifier stored in the authentication registration table, and the second identifier is assigned to the wireless LAN terminal in association with the first identifier. An output means for sequentially outputting a barcode symbol having a content for instructing start of registration processing and a barcode symbol indicating the second identifier;
Second reading means for reading each barcode symbol output by the output means and outputting the content to the wireless LAN terminal;
Comprising
The wireless LAN terminal is
When receiving an instruction to start the grant registration process from the second reading unit, the wireless LAN system performs the grant registration process on the second identifier sent thereafter.

A second invention is the wireless LAN system according to the first invention, wherein
The identifier and the first identifier are MAC addresses.

A third invention is the wireless LAN system according to the first invention,
The second identifier is an IP address.

A fourth invention is the wireless LAN system according to the first invention,
The second identifier is an SSID (Service Set Identifier).

A fifth invention is the wireless LAN system according to the first invention, wherein:
The second identifier is WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless LAN terminal that is provided with the first and second identifiers and outputs the first identifier as a barcode symbol, and wherein the first and second identifiers are registered in the wireless LAN terminal. An access point that forms a network with a wireless LAN terminal, first reading means for reading each bar code symbol output from the wireless LAN terminal and outputting the content, and authentication storing the second identifier An output means for registering the second identifier to the access point and reading each bar code symbol output by the output means and outputting the contents to the wireless LAN terminal; A wireless LAN system registration processing method comprising:
When an input requesting authentication registration processing for wireless LAN communication performed at the wireless LAN terminal is received, a barcode symbol having a content for instructing start of the authentication registration processing, and the first identifier A first step of sequentially outputting the barcode symbols shown;
A second step of reading each barcode symbol output by the first step and outputting the content, which is performed by the first reading means;
When an instruction to start the authentication registration process is received from the second step performed by the output means, the first identifier sent from the second step is stored in the authentication registration table after that. A bar of contents instructing to start authentication registration processing to the access point in association with the second identifier, and to assign and register the second identifier to the wireless LAN terminal in association with the first identifier. A third step of sequentially outputting a code symbol and a bar code symbol indicating the second identifier;
A fourth step of reading each barcode symbol output in the third step and outputting the content to the wireless LAN terminal, performed by the second reading means;
When receiving an instruction to start the grant registration process from the fourth step, which is performed at the wireless LAN terminal, the step of granting and registering the second identifier sent thereafter to the wireless LAN terminal is provided. This is a registration processing method for a wireless LAN system.

In the first and sixth inventions, in order for the wireless LAN terminal itself to perform the authentication registration process to the access point, a bar code symbol that instructs the start of the authentication registration process and the first identifier assigned to itself are provided. The barcode symbol converted into the barcode data is output from the wireless LAN terminal, and the authentication registration process is started by this barcode symbol.

  The barcode symbol output from the wireless LAN terminal is decoded by the first reading unit connected to the output unit and output to the output unit.

  The output means performs authentication registration processing on the access point with the first and second identifiers in accordance with an instruction to start authentication registration processing.

  Here, the second identifier is stored in advance in the authentication registration table, and the output means outputs the second identifier stored in the authentication registration table to the access point, and authenticates the second identifier to the access point. Registration processing is performed.

  When the wireless LAN system assigns the second identifier to the wireless LAN terminal, the output means itself uses the barcode symbol for instructing the start of the assignment registration process and the second identifier assigned to the wireless LAN terminal as a barcode. The barcode symbol converted into data is output from the output means, and the registration process is started by this barcode symbol.

  When the bar code symbol output from the output means is decoded by the second reading means connected to the wireless LAN terminal, it is output to the wireless LAN terminal.

  The wireless LAN terminal performs an assignment registration process for the second identifier to the wireless LAN terminal in accordance with an instruction to start the assignment registration process.

  As described above, in the wireless LAN system, the identifier assignment registration process and the authentication registration process are performed without manually inputting the identifier.

  According to the present invention, a wireless LAN system in which authentication registration processing is accurately performed can be obtained by performing authentication registration processing of an identifier using a barcode symbol.

  Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example for performing authentication registration processing of the wireless LAN system of the present embodiment.

  The wireless LAN system of the present embodiment that constitutes the OES is wireless as a wireless LAN terminal that outputs a barcode symbol 310 when an identifier is given and an input requesting authentication registration processing for wireless LAN communication is received. An access point 210 that configures a network between the connected printer 120 and the wireless connection printer 120 that includes the registration storage device 211 in which the identifier is stored as authentication registration information and has the identifier registered in the registration storage device 211, and wireless It has a scanner 116 as a reading means for reading the barcode symbol 310 output by the connected printer 120 and outputting the content, and an authentication registration table 111 for storing an identifier such as a MAC address, and accepts an instruction to start the authentication registration process. And the bar code A POS terminal 110 of the identifier included in the Le 310 as an output means for authenticating the registration process to the access point 210, configured with a.

  The access point 210 is wired to the POS terminal 110, the POS terminal 110 is wired to the scanner 116, and the wireless connection printer 120 is wirelessly connected to the access point 210.

  The wireless LAN system is a system that performs wireless LAN communication between the wireless connection printer 120 and the access point 210 using a predetermined general protocol.

  In order to perform wireless LAN communication, this wireless LAN system has a function of performing network setting by reading the barcode symbol 310 using the scanner 116 and inputting the MAC address included in the barcode symbol 310 to the access point 210. .

  When the wireless connection printer 120 receives an input requesting authentication registration processing for wireless LAN communication to the access point 210, the wireless connection printer 120 uses the barcode symbol for instructing the start of the authentication registration processing and the identifier MAC address as a barcode. This is a printing device having a function of sequentially outputting a barcode symbol converted into data and a barcode symbol for instructing the end of the authentication registration process.

  The wireless connection printer 120 is, for example, a kitchen printer that is connected to the access point 210 via a wireless LAN, and has a wireless LAN interface for performing communication according to a defined protocol. A LAN card 121 may be used.

  The wireless LAN card 121 is given a unique MAC address that identifies itself for each card as an identifier.

  Hereinafter, the identifier (for example, MAC address) assigned to the wireless LAN interface (for example, the wireless LAN card 121) means the identifier assigned to the wireless LAN terminal (for example, the wireless connection printer 120).

  The MAC address is used to permit / deny access from the access point 210 to the wireless connection printer 120 by indicating to the access point 210 when the wireless connection printer 120 accesses the access point 210 via wireless LAN communication. Can be used for authentication registration information.

  The scanner 116 has a barcode scanner function that can read and decode the barcode symbol 310 printed by the wireless connection printer 120, and reads and decodes a plurality of barcode symbols displayed on the barcode symbol 310. Thus, the original data before being converted into the barcode data can be restored.

  The decoded data obtained by decoding by the scanner 116 includes a registration start command for instructing the POS terminal 110 and the access point 210 to start authentication registration processing, a MAC address, and the end of the authentication registration processing for the POS terminal 110 and access point 210. And a registration end command for instructing.

  The authentication registration table 111 has a function of storing a plurality of MAC address data as authentication registration information when the POS terminal 110 receives a plurality of MAC address data transmitted from the scanner 116 via a wired connection. .

  In accordance with the registration start command output from the scanner 116, the POS terminal 110 outputs the MAC address from the scanner 116 to the registration storage device 211, and performs authentication registration processing in the registration storage device 211 as authentication registration information by remote operation by wire. After the output identifier is subjected to the authentication registration process, the authentication registration process can be ended according to the registration end command.

  The POS terminal 110 is a network setting terminal capable of performing authentication registration processing as authentication registration information in the access point 210 by storing the MAC address in the registration storage device 211.

  The network setting by the POS terminal 110 is a filtering setting by the MAC address to the access point 210, and to the access point 210 of only the wireless LAN card 121 in which the MAC address is stored as the authentication registration information in the registration storage device 211 by the filtering setting. A filtering function that allows access to

  The access point 210 receives the MAC address transmitted from the wireless LAN card 121 when the wireless connection printer 120 tries to access via the wireless LAN card 121, and stores the authentication registration information stored in the registration storage device 211. To match.

  The access point 210 is permitted to access the access point 210 of the wireless LAN card 121 when the received MAC address of the wireless LAN card 121 is not stored in the authentication registration information stored in the registration storage device 211. It has a function of judging that there is no access and refusing access.

  The MAC address printed on the barcode symbol 310 is subjected to authentication registration processing in the registration storage device 211 and the authentication registration table 111 via the scanner 116, so that the access point 210 and the POS terminal 110 are authenticated for access. The identification information indicates that the printer 120 is connected.

  Next, authentication registration processing in the wireless LAN system of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 1, when the wireless connection printer 120 is installed so as to be able to connect to the access point 210 by wireless LAN, first, authentication registration processing to the access point 210 of the wireless connection printer 120 is performed as follows.

  The installer of the wireless LAN system first performs an input operation on the wireless connection printer 120 to print the barcode symbol 310 including the unique MAC address of the wireless LAN card 121.

  The printed barcode symbol 310 is composed of three barcode symbols 311 to 313 as shown in FIG.

  The top bar code symbol 311 is a bar code symbol with a content instructing the start of authentication registration processing for storing the MAC address in the authentication registration table 111 and the registration storage device 211.

  The middle barcode symbol 312 is a barcode symbol indicating the MAC address assigned to the wireless LAN card 121.

  The bar code symbol 313 at the bottom is a bar code symbol that indicates the end of the authentication registration process after the MAC address of the wireless LAN card 121 is stored in the authentication registration table 111 and the registration storage device 211.

  The bar code symbols 311 to 313 printed by the wireless connection printer 120 are bar code scanned by the scanner 116 and sequentially read.

  When the barcode symbol 311 is read by the scanner 116, the scanner 116 decodes the barcode symbol 311 and outputs it to the POS terminal 110 as decoded data.

  The decoded data corresponding to the barcode symbol 311 is a registration start instruction that instructs the authentication registration table 111 and the registration storage device 211 to start authentication registration processing for a new MAC address indicated by the barcode symbol 312.

  Next, the scanner 116 reads the barcode symbol 312, decodes the read barcode symbol 312, returns it to the original MAC address of the wireless LAN card 121 before being converted into barcode data, and outputs it to the POS terminal 110. .

  The MAC address output from the scanner 116 is input to the POS terminal 110 and stored as authentication registration information in the authentication registration table 111 by a registration start command already input to the POS terminal 110.

  The scanner 116 that has output the MAC address corresponding to the barcode symbol 312 reads the barcode symbol 313, decodes the read barcode symbol 313, and outputs it to the POS terminal 110 as decoded data.

  The decode data corresponding to the barcode symbol 313 instructs the end of the authentication registration process to the MAC address authentication registration table 111, and authenticates the MAC address by remote operation to the access point 210 connected to the POS terminal 110. Instruct to store as registration information.

  As described above, in this wireless LAN system, the barcode symbol 310 read by the scanner 116 is decoded, and the MAC address indicated by the barcode symbol 312 is stored in the authentication registration table 111 and the registration storage device 211. The authentication registration process ends.

  When the user of the wireless LAN system inputs to the wireless connection printer 120 that the wireless connection between the wireless connection printer 120 and the access point 210 is performed, the wireless connection printer 120 that has received the input receives the wireless LAN card. An instruction to start wireless LAN communication is issued to 121.

  Upon receiving an instruction to start wireless LAN communication, the wireless LAN card 121 transmits its own identifier to the access point 210 to request access to the access point 210 for wireless LAN communication.

  When there is a request for access from the wireless LAN card 121 that transmits the MAC address stored in the registration storage device 211 as authentication registration information, the access point 210 permits access to the wireless LAN communication and After the wireless LAN connection between 210 and the wireless LAN card 121 is performed, wireless LAN communication is performed.

  As described above, in the wireless LAN system, when performing authentication registration processing of a wireless LAN terminal at an access point, the wireless LAN terminal connected to the network access point outputs its identifier as a barcode symbol, and the barcode symbol is displayed. Used to perform authentication registration processing on the access point.

  The authentication registration process of the present embodiment is started by the POS terminal 110, which is a network setting terminal, in accordance with the registration start command of the authentication registration process described in the barcode symbol, and the identifier is subjected to the authentication registration process in accordance with the registration start command. The process ends according to the registration end instruction of the authentication registration process described in the code symbol.

As described above, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
(1) This wireless LAN system performs bar code printing of an identifier previously assigned to the wireless LAN terminal, reads the bar code symbol printed by a scanner connected to the POS terminal, and decodes the result from the POS terminal. By performing authentication registration processing at the access point, it is possible to eliminate erroneous registration of identifiers by manual input as in the prior art.
(2) This wireless LAN system can automatically set the MAC address filtering to the access point by reading the barcode symbol printed after converting the identifier with a scanner. Because of the filtering settings using barcode symbols, the wireless LAN system reduces the burden on the installer of the wireless LAN system by reducing the man-hours for performing the authentication registration process, making it easy, quick and accurate authentication registration processing It can be performed.

  Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  Generally, in a wireless LAN system, in order for a wireless connection printer to be connected via an access point to communicate with a POS terminal, the MAC address authentication registration process for the access point described in the above embodiment In addition to the filtering setting by, an authentication registration process for establishing a wireless LAN connection is required for the access point.

  Here, in order to distinguish the identifier used for the authentication registration process from the identifier of the above embodiment, the MAC address that is the identifier of the embodiment is hereinafter referred to as a first identifier, and in addition to this, the authentication registration process is performed in this embodiment. The identifier used is referred to as the second identifier.

  Also, information that has been subjected to authentication registration processing by the first identifier is referred to as first authentication registration information, and information that has been subjected to authentication registration processing by the second identifier is referred to as second authentication registration information.

  As typical examples in which the second identifier is assigned to the wireless LAN terminal, setting of an IP (Internet Protocol) address, setting of an SSID (Service Set Identifier), WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy: The key setting for Wired Equivalent Privacy is raised.

  The IP address is a second identifier used in the wireless LAN system. By setting the IP address to the access point and the wireless connection printer, the access point having the function of the web server and the wireless connection printer as the client are set. When the IP addresses of the same segment are used, the wireless connection printer and the access point are connected by wireless LAN so that wireless LAN communication can be performed.

  The SSID is a second identifier used in the wireless LAN system. When the SSID is set in the access point and the wireless connection printer, the wireless access point and the wireless connection printer have the same SSID. The connected printer and the access point are connected by wireless LAN so that wireless LAN communication can be performed.

  WEP is one method of encryption and decryption. When the wireless connection printer and the access point have a WEP key that is the same encryption key, the wireless connection printer encrypts it with the WEP key and transmits it. The received data is received by the access point and decrypted by the WEP key.

  When data encrypted by the WEP key is transmitted from the access point, the data transmitted from the access point is received by the wireless connection printer and decrypted by the WEP key possessed by the wireless connection printer.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example for performing the authentication registration process and the grant registration process of the wireless LAN system according to the present embodiment.

  In the wireless LAN system of this embodiment, a wireless LAN access point 216 is provided instead of the wireless LAN access point 210 of the above embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and a registration storage device 217 is provided instead of the registration storage device 211. A POS terminal 112 as an output means instead of the POS terminal 110, a wireless connection printer 122 instead of the wireless connection printer 120, a wireless LAN card 123 instead of the wireless LAN card 121, and authentication. An authentication registration table 113 is provided instead of the registration table 111, a scanner 117 as a first reading unit is provided instead of the scanner 116, and a scanner 126 as a second reading unit connected to the wireless connection printer 122 is added. With the configuration To have.

  The authentication registration table 113 has the same function as the authentication registration table 111, and also stores the above IP address, SSID, and WEP key in advance as second authentication registration information for performing authentication registration processing on the access point 216. Have

  When the POS terminal 112 receives an instruction to start authentication registration processing from the scanner 117, the MAC address sent from the scanner 117 is registered in association with the second identifier stored in the authentication registration table 113. 217 has a function of performing authentication registration processing.

  The POS terminal 112 has a function of performing authentication registration processing to the access point 216 by storing the IP address, SSID, and WEP key stored in the authentication registration table 113 in the registration storage device 217 via a wired connection by remote control. Have

  The POS terminal 112 is a bar of contents instructing the wireless connection printer 122 to start the registration processing by assigning the second identifier such as the IP address, the SSID, and the WEP key stored in the authentication registration table 113 in association with the MAC address. It has a function of sequentially printing the code symbol, the barcode symbol indicating the second identifier, and the barcode symbol having the content for instructing the end of the assignment registration processing, and outputting the barcode symbol 320 as the second barcode symbol 320.

  The assignment registration process to the wireless connection printer 122 performed by the POS terminal 112 is a process performed by setting a second identifier such as an IP address, an SSID, and a WEP key in the wireless connection printer 122.

  The scanner 126 has the function of a barcode scanner capable of reading the printed second barcode symbol 320. The scanner 126 decodes the read second barcode symbol 320 and converts it into a barcode symbol. The original IP address, the original SSID, and the original WEP key data are restored to the wireless connection printer 122.

  The wireless connection printer 122 has the same function as that of the wireless connection printer 120, and the above IP address, SSID, and WEP key are further given as a second identifier.

  Next, the first and second identifier authentication registration processing to the access point 216 and the second identifier addition registration processing to the wireless LAN card 123 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the first barcode symbol 315 including the MAC address printed by the wireless connection printer 122 is read by the scanner 117 as described in FIG. The first barcode symbol 315 has the same configuration as the barcode symbol 310 of FIG. 2 and includes a registration start command for instructing authentication registration start, a MAC address, and a registration end command for instructing authentication registration end. Yes.

  In accordance with the contents of the first barcode symbol 315, the POS terminal 112 uses the MAC address included in the first barcode symbol 315 as authentication registration processing in the authentication registration table 113 and the registration storage device 217 as first authentication registration information. To do.

  When the registration start command is received from the scanner 117, the POS terminal 112 receives the IP address, SSID, and WEP key stored in the authentication registration table 113 in parallel with or after the authentication registration processing in the registration storage device 217. Are converted into corresponding barcode data, and barcode printing is performed as the second barcode symbol 320.

  The second barcode symbol 320 printed by the POS terminal 112 includes, for example, five barcode symbols 321 to 325 as shown in FIG.

  The top bar code symbol 321 is a bar code symbol indicating a start command for giving an instruction to start giving the second identifier indicated by the bar code symbols 322 to 324 to the wireless LAN card 123.

  The second barcode symbol 322 is a barcode symbol indicating an IP address set from the POS terminal 112 to the wireless connection printer 122.

  The third barcode symbol 323 is a barcode symbol indicating the SSID that has been subjected to authentication registration processing from the POS terminal 112 to the registration storage device 217 of the access point 216.

  The fourth barcode symbol 324 is a barcode symbol indicating a WEP key that has been subjected to authentication registration processing in the registration storage device 217 of the access point 216.

  The bar code symbol 325 at the bottom is a bar code indicating a grant end command that instructs the end of the grant registration process after the second identifier indicated by the bar code symbols 322 to 324 has been given and registered in the wireless LAN card 123. Symbol.

  The second barcode symbol 320 printed by the POS terminal 112 is scanned by the scanner 126 and sequentially read.

  When the barcode symbol 321 is read by the scanner 126, the scanner 126 decodes the barcode symbol 321 and outputs it to the wireless connection printer 122 as decoded data.

  The decoded data corresponding to the barcode symbol 321 is input to the wireless connection printer 122, and setting processing is started according to the decoded data.

  Next, the scanner 126 reads the barcode symbol 322, decodes the read barcode symbol 322, returns it to the original IP address before being converted into barcode data, and the IP address is set in the wireless connection printer 122. Is done.

  Next, the scanner 126 similarly reads the barcode symbol 323, decodes the read barcode symbol 323, returns it to the original SSID before being converted into barcode data, and sets the SSID in the wireless connection printer 122. Is done.

  Next, the scanner 126 similarly reads the bar code symbol 324, decodes the read bar code symbol 324, and returns to the original WEP key before being converted into bar code data. The WEP key is the wireless connection printer 122. Set to

  Next, the scanner 126 reads the barcode symbol 325, decodes the read barcode symbol 325, and outputs it to the wireless connection printer 122 as decoded data.

  When the decode data corresponding to the barcode symbol 325 is input to the wireless connection printer 122, the process of registering the second identifier to the wireless LAN card 123 ends.

  The second identifier such as the IP address, the SSID, and the WEP key needs to have a unique setting value depending on the wireless LAN system for each store in order to ensure the security of the wireless LAN system and prevent malfunction.

  Conventionally, an installer of a wireless LAN system manually inputs an identifier to a wireless connection printer and an access point when installing a store.

  In this wireless LAN system, authentication registration processing for writing the first identifier (MAC address) to the authentication registration table and the registration storage device using the barcode symbol output from the wireless connection printer is possible. Using the second identifier stored in the table, authentication registration processing that does not involve manual input for writing the second identifier in the registration storage device is possible.

  As described above, the second barcode symbol 320 read by the scanner 126 is decoded, and the decoded IP address, SSID, and WEP key are written in the wireless connection printer 122 in accordance with the assignment start command, and the attachment end In accordance with the command, the second identifier assignment registration processing (writing processing) to the wireless connection printer 122 ends.

  As described above, in the wireless LAN system of the present embodiment, the authentication registration processing to the access point of the first identifier and the POS terminal is performed using the first barcode symbol barcode printed from the wireless connection printer. By doing so, it is possible to prevent network misconfiguration as in the prior art due to erroneous input of the first identifier, and the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

  The wireless LAN system according to the present embodiment performs the registration process for assigning the second identifier to the wireless connection printer by using the second barcode symbol that is barcode-printed from the POS terminal. It is possible to prevent network misconfiguration as in the past due to erroneous input.

  The wireless LAN system according to the present embodiment reads the barcode symbol printed after converting the second identifier with a scanner and automatically transmits information necessary for wireless connection such as an IP address, an SSID, and a WEP key to the wireless LAN terminal. Can be set.

  Because of the filtering settings using barcode symbols, the wireless LAN system reduces the burden on the installer of the wireless LAN system by reducing the man-hours for performing the authentication registration process, making it easy, quick and accurate authentication registration processing It can be performed.

  As described above, the wireless LAN system of this embodiment performs authentication registration processing on the access point using the first and second barcode symbols, and performs the grant registration processing using the second barcode symbol. By performing the above, it is possible to reduce the number of work steps for the authentication registration process and the grant registration process as compared with the conventional technique.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example for performing the authentication registration process and the grant registration process of the wireless LAN system according to the present embodiment.

  The wireless LAN system of this embodiment does not have the scanner 116 shown in FIG. 3, the POS terminal 114 instead of the POS terminal 112 of Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 3, and the authentication registration table 115 instead of the authentication registration table 113. Further, a wired connection printer 190 connected to the POS terminal 114 and a scanner 196 as a first reading unit connected to the wired connection printer 190 are added.

  In this embodiment, the POS terminal 114 and the wired connection printer 190 serve as the output means of the POS terminal 112 of the first embodiment.

  The POS terminal 114 has a function of outputting the IP address, SSID, and WEP key data written in the authentication registration table 115 to the connected wired printer 190.

  The authentication registration table 115 has the same function as the authentication registration table 113 of FIG.

  The wired connection printer 190 is, for example, a kitchen printer that can perform wired LAN communication with the POS terminal 190 by being wired to the POS terminal 190.

  The wired connection printer 190 converts the IP address, SSID, and WEP key data output from the authentication registration table 115 into barcode data instead of the POS terminal 112 of FIG. A barcode printing function is provided as the second barcode symbol 320 together with the barcode data shown.

  The scanner 196 has the function of a barcode scanner that can read the first barcode symbol 315 printed by the wireless connection printer 122. The scanner 196 decodes the read first barcode symbol 315 to obtain the first barcode symbol 315. 1 has the function of returning to the data of the original MAC address that is the identifier of 1 and outputting it to the wired printer 190.

  The installer of the wireless LAN system first inputs the wireless connection printer 122 to print the first barcode symbol 315 including the unique MAC address of the wireless LAN card 121.

  The first barcode symbol 315 printed by the wireless connection printer 122 is barcode scanned and decoded by the scanner 196, and the decoded result is output to the POS terminal 114 via the wired connection printer 190 as decoded data.

  The MAC address included in the decoded data output to the POS terminal 114 is subjected to authentication registration processing as second authentication registration information in the authentication registration table 115 and the registration storage device 217 in accordance with a registration start command included in the decoded data.

  The POS terminal 114 reads from the authentication registration table 115 the second identifier that is to be given to the wireless connection printer 122 that has printed the first barcode symbol 315 during the MAC address authentication registration process.

  The read IP address, SSID, and WEP key, which are the second identifiers, are stored as second authentication registration information from the POS terminal 114 in the registration storage device 217 of the wireless connection printer 122, and thus to the access point 216. The authentication registration process is performed.

  Further, the IP address, SSID, and WEP key read from the authentication registration table 115 are output from the POS terminal 114 to the wired connection printer 190, converted into barcode data by the wired connection printer 190, and the second barcode symbol. 320 is printed.

  The second barcode symbol 320 printed by the wired connection printer 190 is read by the scanner 126 as a second reading unit.

  The scanner 126 reads and decodes the second barcode symbol 320 as in the first embodiment, and outputs it as decoded data.

  The IP address, SSID, and WEP key, which are the decoded data output from the scanner 126, are given and registered by being written to the wireless connection printer 122.

  As described above, the authentication registration process to the authentication registration table 115 and the registration storage device 217 ends, and the grant registration process to the wireless connection printer 122 ends.

  This wireless LAN system can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment described above by performing authentication registration processing and grant registration processing using barcode symbols.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example for performing authentication registration processing of the wireless LAN system according to the present embodiment.

  The wireless LAN system of the present embodiment includes a personal computer 410 as an output unit having a function of performing authentication registration processing to an access point of a wireless LAN terminal, and an access point 510 that is connected to the personal computer 410 and performs wireless LAN communication. The mobile terminal 420 as a wireless LAN terminal that is connected to the access point 510 via a wireless LAN and communicates with the personal computer 410 via the access point 510, and the barcode that is connected to the personal computer 410 can be read. And a scanner 416 as a means.

  The portable terminal 420 is a terminal represented by, for example, a general PDA (Personal Digital (Data) Assistants: portable information terminal) or a notebook PC (Personal Computer), and has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 421 or the like. It is a mobile portable terminal equipped with a display.

  The portable terminal 420 can communicate with the personal computer 410 via the access point 510 by wireless LAN, and has a function of converting the MAC address of the portable terminal 420 itself into a barcode symbol and displaying it on the LCD 421.

  The barcode symbol displayed on the LCD 421 has the same configuration as the barcode symbol 310 shown in FIG.

  The barcode symbol displayed on the LCD 421 is read by a scanner 416 as reading means.

  When the scanner 416 decodes the read barcode symbol and obtains a registration start command to the access point 510, an original MAC address as an identifier, and a registration end command, respectively, a registration start command, a MAC address, and a registration end command are obtained. The data is output to the personal computer 410.

  The MAC address is stored as authentication registration information in an authentication registration table (not shown) of the personal computer 410.

  When the personal computer 410 obtains the MAC address, the personal computer 410 outputs the MAC address to the access point 510 connected to the personal computer 410, and stores it as authentication registration information in a registration storage device (not shown) of the access point 510 by wired remote operation. .

  When the MAC address is authenticated and registered in the access point 510, the filtering setting based on the MAC address of the access point 510 is made.

  As described above, in the wireless LAN system of the present embodiment, the authentication registration process similar to that of the wireless LAN system of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 can be performed on the access point 510 using the barcode symbol displayed on the LCD 421. it can.

  Further, the mobile terminal 420 may have a function of reading and decoding a barcode symbol similar to the scanner 126 of FIG. 3. For example, the mobile terminal 420 reads and reads the barcode by photographing means such as a camera mounted on the mobile phone. Decode the bar code symbol.

  In this case, the barcode symbol of IP address, SSID, and WEP, which are authentication registration information stored in the personal computer 410, is displayed on a display unit (not shown) of the personal computer 410.

  The barcode symbol displayed on the display unit of the personal computer 410 is read and decoded by the photographing means of the portable terminal 420 and written to the portable terminal 420, so that the portable terminal 420 is given an IP address, SSID, and WEP. Processing is done.

  The same effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained by the registration process of the wireless LAN system.

  In the embodiments and examples described above, output and reading using barcode symbols have been described. However, the present invention is not limited to barcode symbols. For example, code symbols may be output or read using a two-dimensional code. However, the same effect can be obtained.

  The output means shown here is not limited to the POS terminal, but a similar authentication registration process is performed by a server having a similar function, and an IP address, SSID, WEP, etc. are obtained by a printer connected to the server. The same effect can be obtained even when the included barcode symbol is printed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example for implementing the authentication registration process of the wireless LAN system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode symbol printed for performing an authentication registration process to an access point. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example for implementing the authentication registration process and grant registration process of the wireless LAN system of a 1st Example. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a barcode symbol printed for performing a second identifier assignment registration process on a wireless connection printer. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example for implementing the authentication registration process of the wireless LAN system of 2nd Example, and a grant registration process. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example for implementing the authentication registration process of the wireless LAN system of 3rd Example. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the conventional wireless LAN system.

Explanation of symbols

110 POS terminal 111 authentication registration table 112 POS terminal 113 authentication registration table 114 POS terminal 115 authentication registration table 116 scanner (reading means)
117 scanner (first reading means)
120 Wireless connection printer 121 Wireless LAN card (wireless LAN interface)
122 Wireless connection printer 123 Wireless LAN card (wireless LAN interface)
126 Scanner (second reading means)
190 Wired printer 196 Scanner (first reading means)
210 Access point (wireless LAN access point)
211 Registration storage device 216 Access point (wireless LAN access point)
217 Registration storage device 310 Bar code symbol 311 to 313 Bar code symbol 315 First bar code symbol 320 Second bar code symbol 321 to 325 Bar code symbol 410 Personal computer (PC)
416 Scanner (reading means)
420 Personal digital assistant (PDA)
421 LCD
510 access point 710 POS terminal 711 authentication registration table 720 wireless connection printer (wireless LAN terminal)
726 Scanner 790 Wired printer 796 Scanner 810 Access point 811 Registration storage device

Claims (6)

Wireless comprising: a wireless LAN terminal to which the first and second identifiers are assigned; and an access point that forms a network between the wireless LAN terminal to which the first and second identifiers are registered. In a LAN system,
When an input requesting authentication registration processing for wireless LAN communication is received, a bar code symbol indicating the start of the authentication registration processing and a bar code symbol indicating the first identifier are sequentially output. A wireless LAN terminal that
First reading means for reading each bar code symbol output from the wireless LAN terminal and outputting the content;
An authentication registration table for storing the second identifier, and when receiving an instruction to start the authentication registration process from the first reading means, the first reading means sent from the first reading means thereafter; The identifier is subjected to authentication registration processing with the access point in association with the second identifier stored in the authentication registration table, and the second identifier is assigned to the wireless LAN terminal in association with the first identifier. An output means for sequentially outputting a barcode symbol having a content for instructing start of registration processing and a barcode symbol indicating the second identifier;
Second reading means for reading each barcode symbol output by the output means and outputting the content to the wireless LAN terminal;
Comprising
The wireless LAN terminal is
When receiving an instruction to start the grant registration process from the second reading means, the wireless LAN system performs the grant registration process on the second identifier sent thereafter. The wireless LAN system according to claim 1 ,
The wireless LAN system, wherein the identifier and the first identifier are MAC addresses. The wireless LAN system according to claim 1 ,
The wireless LAN system, wherein the second identifier is an IP address. The wireless LAN system according to claim 1 ,
The wireless LAN system, wherein the second identifier is an SSID (Service Set Identifier). The wireless LAN system according to claim 1 ,
The wireless LAN system in which the second identifier is WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). Between a wireless LAN terminal to which the first and second identifiers are assigned and outputs the first identifier as a bar code symbol, and the wireless LAN terminal in which the first and second identifiers are registered An access point constituting a network, first reading means for reading each bar code symbol output from the wireless LAN terminal and outputting the content thereof, and an authentication registration table storing the second identifier, Output means for authenticating and registering the second identifier to the access point; and second reading means for reading each bar code symbol output by the output means and outputting the content to the wireless LAN terminal. In a registration method for a wireless LAN system,
When an input requesting authentication registration processing for wireless LAN communication performed at the wireless LAN terminal is received, a barcode symbol having a content for instructing start of the authentication registration processing, and the first identifier A first step of sequentially outputting the barcode symbols shown;
A second step of reading each barcode symbol output by the first step and outputting the content, which is performed by the first reading means;
When an instruction to start the authentication registration process is received from the second step performed by the output means, the first identifier sent from the second step is stored in the authentication registration table after that. A bar of contents instructing to start authentication registration processing to the access point in association with the second identifier, and to assign and register the second identifier to the wireless LAN terminal in association with the first identifier. A third step of sequentially outputting a code symbol and a bar code symbol indicating the second identifier;
A fourth step of reading each barcode symbol output in the third step and outputting the content to the wireless LAN terminal, performed by the second reading means;
When receiving an instruction to start the grant registration process from the fourth step, which is performed at the wireless LAN terminal, the step of granting and registering the second identifier sent thereafter to the wireless LAN terminal is provided. A registration processing method for a wireless LAN system.

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