JP7234725B2 - Communication connection setting device, communication connection setting system, communication connection setting method, and communication connection setting program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for setting an information processing apparatus to be connectable to a communication network.

In recent years, the spread of cloud computing and the like has led to an increase in the number of large-scale data centers. Such large-scale data centers are generally built in remote locations away from urban areas, so server equipment in remote data centers can be efficiently operated by remote control from offices in urban areas. Expectations are rising for technology that effectively manages

As a technology related to such technology, Patent Literature 1 discloses a server device in which a remote management PC (Personal Computer) connected via a public line can perform a recovery operation in the event of an abnormality. This server device has a COM (Communication) port, which is an interface to a modem for connecting with a management PC and a client PC via a public line. This server device has an I/O (Input/Output) control section for controlling data transmission/reception with a modem during data communication with a client PC. This server device has a selector that disconnectably connects the COM port and the I/O control unit. When the server device malfunctions or receives a predetermined message addressed to itself from the management PC, the server device cuts off the connection between the COM port and the I/O control unit by controlling the selector. After that, the processing is executed according to the command from the management PC.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-028616

A server device may include a management device such as a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) as a configuration for performing system management of the server device. An administrator of the server device can manage the server device in a remote environment in a remote environment by using a user terminal device capable of communicating with BMC and RMCP (Remote Management Control Protocol), for example.

In order to manage a server device in a remote environment in this way, it is a prerequisite that the server device is connected to a communication network. In order to connect a server device to a communication network, it is necessary to set an environment for connecting to the communication network, such as an IP (Internet Protocol) address, in the server device. However, since the server device is not connected to the communication network at the time of setting the environment for newly connecting the server device to the communication network, it is difficult to set the environment itself in the remote environment. Therefore, the environment setting for connecting the server device to the communication network is normally performed by a worker going to the installation location of the server device and working at the installation location.

In recent years, however, the number of newly installed server devices has increased rapidly with the development of information technology. Setting the environment for connecting to the network is not realistic from the viewpoint of cost and the like. Therefore, it is an issue to be able to more efficiently set the environment for connecting the server device to the communication network. Patent Literature 1 does not particularly mention this problem. A main object of the present invention is to provide a communication connection setting device or the like that solves this problem.

A communication connection setting device according to an aspect of the present invention is provided in a first information processing device that is set to be connectable to a communication network, and is necessary for connection to the communication network via the communication network. receiving means for receiving such setting information, and communication with the self-device provided in the first information processing device when provided in the second information processing device that is not set to be connectable to the communication network Establishing a connection by a predetermined connection method, and establishing a communication connection with the own device provided in the second information processing device by the predetermined connection method in the case of being provided in the first information processing device communication establishing means for establishing communication, transmitting means for transmitting the setting information to its own device provided in the second information processing device when provided in the first information processing device, and the second information When provided in the processing device, setting for setting the second information processing device to be connectable to the communication network based on the setting information received from the self device provided in the first information processing device a means;

In another aspect of achieving the above objects, a communication connection setting method according to an aspect of the present invention provides a third information processing device provided in a first information processing device configured to be connectable to a communication network, setting information necessary for connection to the communication network is received via the communication network, and the third information processing device and the second information processing device that is not set to be connectable to the communication network The provided fourth information processing device establishes a communication connection between the third information processing device and the fourth information processing device by a predetermined connection method, and the third information processing device establishes a communication connection between the third information processing device and the fourth information processing device. transmitting the setting information to four information processing devices, and by the fourth information processing device, based on the setting information received from the third information processing device, setting the second information processing device to the communication network; set to be connectable to

Further, in a further aspect of achieving the above object, a communication connection setting program according to an aspect of the present invention provides a third information processing device provided in a first information processing device configured to be connectable to a communication network. a receiving process for receiving setting information necessary for connection to the communication network via the communication network; a communication establishment process for establishing a communication connection with the information processing device according to a predetermined connection method; and a transmission process for transmitting the setting information to the fourth information processing device, and the fourth information a processing device for establishing a communication connection with the third information processing device by the predetermined connection method; a setting process for setting a second information processing apparatus to be connectable to the communication network.

Furthermore, the present invention can also be implemented by a computer-readable, non-volatile recording medium storing such a communication connection setting program (computer program).

The present invention makes it possible to efficiently set the environment for connecting an information processing apparatus to a communication network.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication connection setting system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing operations of the communication connection setting system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication connection setting device 500 according to a second embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device 900 capable of executing a BMC or a communication connection setting device according to each embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication connection setting system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The communication connection setting system 1 roughly includes a server device 10 (first information processing device), a server device 20 (second information processing device), and a user terminal device 30 . The server device 10 and the user terminal device 30 are communicably connected via the Internet 40 and a LAN (Local Area Network) 41 .

The user terminal device 30 (client terminal device) performs an input operation when the user executes an application on the server device 10 or the like, or when setting the operating environment of the server device 10 or the like. It is a device.

The server device 20 is a device newly incorporated in the communication connection setting system 1, and is still communicably connected to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 before a series of processes by the BMC 100 and BMC 200, which will be described later, is started. It is assumed that there is no The communication connection setting system 1 according to this embodiment realizes setting the server device 20 to be connectable to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41 in a remote environment using the user terminal device 30 . As will be described later, the server device 10 and the server device 20 connected to the LAN 41 to which the server device 10 is connected are installed at locations where wireless communication can be performed with each other.

The server device 10 includes a BMC (Communication Connection Setting Device) 100 and a network connection section 160 . The BMC 100 is a device that performs system control of the server device 10, and has, for example, a power control function and a fault monitoring function. The BMC 100 includes a receiving section 110 , a communication establishing section 120 , a transmitting section 130 , a setting section 140 and a determining section 150 . The network connection unit 160 is a device that controls communication connection with the LAN 41 and includes a wireless communication interface (wireless LAN board) 161 .

The server device 20 also includes a BMC (communication connection setting device) 200 and a network connection unit 260, like the server device 10. FIG. The BMC 200 includes a receiving section 210 , a communication establishing section 220 , a transmitting section 230 , a setting section 240 and a determining section 250 . The network connection unit 260 has a wireless communication interface 261 .

In this embodiment, the BMC 100 included in the server device 10 and the BMC 200 included in the server device 20 are assumed to have equivalent functions. That is, the components in the BMC 100 and the corresponding components in the BMC 200 have equivalent functions.

Also, the network connection unit 160 provided in the server device 10 and the network connection unit 260 provided in the server device 20 have the same function. That is, the wireless communication interface 161 and the wireless communication interface 261 have equivalent functions.

The receiving unit 110 in the BMC 100 receives the setting information 300 transmitted from the user terminal device 30 via the Internet 40 , LAN 41 and network connection unit 160 . However, the setting information 300 is information representing the connection environment and the like necessary for connecting the server device 20 to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41, and is generated by the user performing an input operation using the user terminal device 30. Information. The setting information 300 includes, for example, the IP address of the server device 20, the IP address of the DNS (Domain Name System) server device connected to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41, and the like.

The BMC 200 in the server device 20 is powered on by, for example, an operation performed by a worker at the place where the server device 20 is installed, out of order with the above-described receiving operation of the setting information 300 by the receiving unit 110 .

The determination unit 250 in the BMC 200 determines whether or not the server device 20 including the BMC 200 is set to be connectable to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41 when the BMC 200 is powered on. When the power of the BMC 200 is turned on, the BMC 200 has not yet received the setting information 300 and the server device 20 is not connected to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 . In this case, the determination unit 250 in the BMC 200 determines that the BMC 200 is not yet connected to the communication network because the BMC 200 has not received the setting information 300 yet. The determination unit 250 notifies the reception unit 210, the communication establishment unit 220, the transmission unit 230, and the setting unit 240 of the determination result.

Note that the BMC 100 in the server device 10 already connected to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 will be connected to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41 when the BMC 100 is powered on by, for example, restarting the server device 10 . It already has the setting information required to connect to the LAN 41 . Therefore, in this case, the determination unit 150 in the BMC 100 determines that the BMC 100 is already connected to the communication network. The determination unit 150 notifies the reception unit 110, the communication establishment unit 120, the transmission unit 130, and the setting unit 140 of the determination result.

The communication establishing unit 220 in the BMC 200 and the communication establishing unit 120 in the BMC 100 establish a communication connection between the BMC 200 and the BMC 100 according to the determination result notified from the transmitting unit 230 or the transmitting unit 130 as described above. Established by a predetermined connection method. Since the BMC 200 and the BMC 100 are devices with similar functions, they can have the function of establishing a communication connection according to a predetermined connection method.

The communication establishment unit 220 in the BMC 200 activates the wireless communication interface 261 as an access point for wireless communication according to the determination result notified from the determination unit 250 indicating that the BMC 200 is not yet connected to the communication network. do. However, the wireless communication interface 261 has a function of operating as an access point such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark).

The communication establishment unit 120 in the BMC 100, according to the determination result notified from the determination unit 150, indicating that the BMC 100 is already connected to the communication network, connects to the access point indicated by the above-described predetermined connection method. , the wireless communication interface 161 is used for access by Wi-Fi, for example. That is, the communication establishment unit 120 detects the wireless communication interface 261 operating as the access point by searching for the access point indicated by the above-described predetermined connection method. Then, the communication establishment unit 120 starts accessing the detected wireless communication interface 261 .

The communication establishment unit 120 in the BMC 100 transmits authentication information including, for example, an ID (Identification) and a password indicated by the predetermined connection method to the BMC 200 to the wireless communication interface 261 . The communication establishment unit 220 in the BMC 200 authenticates the access from the BMC 100 based on the fact that the authentication information transmitted from the BMC 100 is the content specified in the above-described predetermined connection method.

The communication establishment unit 120 in the BMC 100 and the communication establishment unit 220 in the BMC 200 establish communication connection between the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 by performing the operations described above.

After the communication connection is established between the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 , the transmitter 130 in the BMC 100 transmits the setting information 300 received from the user terminal device 30 to the BMC 200 .

A receiver 210 in the BMC 200 receives the setting information 300 from the BMC 100 . The setting unit 240 sets the connection environment necessary for connecting to the LAN 41 and the Internet 40 for the network connection unit 260 based on the setting information 300 received by the reception unit 210 . A general technique can be applied to the method of setting the connection environment necessary for connecting to the LAN 41 and the Internet 40 for the network connection unit 260, so detailed description thereof will be omitted in the present application. .

Next, the operation (processing) of the communication connection setting system 1 according to this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG.

The receiving unit 110 in the BMC 100 receives the setting information 300 from the user terminal device 30 (step S101). The BMC 200 is powered on (step S102). The order of the operation in step S101 and the operation in step S102 is random.

The determination unit 250 in the BMC 200 determines that the server device is not set to be connectable to the communication network because the setting information 300 does not exist in the device (BMC 200) (that is, the setting information 300 has not yet been received). (step S103).

The communication establishment unit 220 in the BMC 200 activates the wireless communication interface 261 as an access point according to the determination result of the determination unit 250 (step S104). The communication establishment unit 120 in the BMC 100 uses the wireless communication interface 161 to access the wireless communication interface 261 activated as an access point (step S105). The communication establishment unit 220 in the BMC 200 authenticates access from the BMC 100 (step S106). The communication establishment unit 120 and the communication establishment unit 220 establish communication connection between the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 (step S107).

The transmission unit 130 in the BMC 100 transmits the setting information 300 received from the user terminal device 30 to the BMC 200 (step S108). The receiving unit 210 in the BMC 200 receives the setting information 300 from the BMC 100 (step S109). The setting unit 240 in the BMC 200 sets the network connection unit 260 to be connectable to the LAN 41 and the Internet 40 based on the setting information 300 received by the reception unit 210 (step S110), and the entire process ends.

The BMCs 100 and 200 (communication connection setting devices) according to the present embodiment can efficiently set the environment for connecting the information processing device to the communication network. The reason is that the BMC 100 provided in the server device 10 receives the setting information 300 from the user terminal device 30, and the BMC 200 provided in the server device 20 and the BMC 100 establish communication connection by a predetermined connection method. After that, the BMC 200 uses the setting information 300 received from the BMC 100 to set the environment for connecting the server device 20 to the LAN 41 and the Internet 40 .

The effects achieved by the BMCs 100 and 200 according to this embodiment will be described in detail below.

In order to efficiently manage a server device in a remote environment, it is a prerequisite that the server device is connected to a communication network. In order to connect the server device to the communication network, it is necessary to set the environment for connecting to the communication network in the server device. However, since the server device is not connected to the communication network at the time of setting the environment for newly connecting the server device to the communication network, it is difficult to set the environment itself in the remote environment. In recent years, the number of newly installed server devices has been increasing rapidly with the progress of computerization. Setting the environment for connecting to a communication network is not realistic from the viewpoint of cost and the like. Therefore, it is an issue to be able to more efficiently set the environment for connecting the server device to the communication network.

To address such problems, the BMCs 100 and 200 (communication connection setting devices) according to the present embodiment include a receiving unit 110, a communication establishing unit 120, a transmitting unit 130, and a setting unit 140. For example, FIG. 1 and 2 as described above. That is, the receiving unit 110 provided in the server device 10 (first information processing device) configured to be connectable to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 (communication network) connects to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 via the Internet 40 and LAN 41. receive the setting information 300 necessary for the connection. A communication establishing unit 220 provided in a server device 20 (second information processing device) that has not yet been set to be connectable to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 establishes a communication connection with the BMC 100 provided in the server device 10 through a predetermined connection. established by the method. The communication establishing unit 120 provided in the server device 10 establishes communication connection with the BMC 200 provided in the server device 20 by the predetermined connection method. A transmission unit 130 provided in the server device 10 transmits the setting information 300 to the BMC 200 provided in the server device 20 . Then, the setting unit 240 provided in the server device 20 sets the server device 20 to be connectable to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41 based on the setting information 300 received from the BMC 100 provided in the server device 10 .

That is, the BMC 100 and BMC 200 according to this embodiment have a function of establishing a communication connection for communicating with each other by a predetermined connection method. Since the BMC 100 is communicatively connected to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 , the setting information 300 can be obtained from the user terminal device 30 . Since the BMC 200 can obtain the setting information 300 from the BMC 100 with which the communication connection has been established, the BMC 200 can use the obtained setting information 300 to set the environment for connecting the server device 20 to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41. Therefore, the BMC 100 and BMC 200 according to the present embodiment realize environment setting for connecting the server device 20 to the Internet 40 and LAN 41 in a remote environment, so that the environment setting for connecting the information processing device to the communication network can be efficiently performed. can be done systematically.

Further, the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 according to the present embodiment can change the environment setting even when the environment setting for connecting the server apparatus 20 to the communication network is changed after the server apparatus 20 is connected to the Internet 40 and the LAN 41. in a remote environment. As a result, the BMC 100 and BMC 200 according to the present embodiment can efficiently change the environmental settings for connecting the information processing device to the communication network.

In addition, the BMC 100 and BMC 200 according to the present embodiment can be used in the communication connection setting system 1 even when the communication connection setting system 1 does not include a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server device (a DHCP server device is not prepared). An IP address can be set for the included server device. Therefore, the BMC 100 and BMC 200 according to this embodiment can reduce the cost required for constructing the communication connection setting system 1 .

Also, the communication establishment units 120 and 220 according to this embodiment establish communication connections between the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 using the wireless communication interfaces 161 and 261 . That is, the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 establish the communication connection without requiring physical work by a worker to connect the server device 10 and the server device 20 with a communication cable. You can efficiently set up the environment for connecting to.

When the network connection units 160 and 260 have wired communication interfaces, and the server device 10 and the server device 20 are connected by a communication cable, the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 are connected by a communication cable. may be established by wired communication.

Further, the communication establishment unit 220 according to this embodiment authenticates information transmitted from the BMC 100 when establishing a communication connection between the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 . Thereby, the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 according to the present embodiment can ensure security when setting the environment for connecting the information processing device to the communication network.

In addition, in the present embodiment described above, the BMC 100 and BMC 200 are provided with a configuration as a communication connection setting device for realizing efficient environment setting for connecting the information processing device to the communication network. However, in the server device 10 and the server device 20, a device different from the BMC 100 and the BMC 200 may be configured as the communication connection setting device described above.

<Second embodiment>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication connection setting device 500 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The communication connection setting device 500 provided in the first information processing device 51 and the second information processing device 52 according to this embodiment includes a receiving unit 510, a communication establishing unit 520, a transmitting unit 530, and a setting unit 540. Prepare.

The first information processing device 51 is set to be connectable to the communication network 70 , and the second information processing device 52 is not set to be connectable to the communication network 70 .

The receiving unit 510 receives the setting information 600 required for connection to the communication network 70 via the communication network 70 when provided in the first information processing device 51 .

When the communication establishing unit 520 is provided in the second information processing device 52, it establishes communication connection with the communication connection setting device 500 provided in the first information processing device 51 by a predetermined connection method. Then, when the communication establishing unit 520 is provided in the first information processing device 51, the communication connection setting device 500 provided in the second information processing device 52 establishes communication connection according to the predetermined connection method. Establish.

The transmission unit 530 , when provided in the first information processing device 51 , sends the setting information 600 to the communication connection setting device 500 provided in the second information processing device 52 .

When the setting unit 540 is provided in the second information processing device 52 , the setting unit 540 performs the second information processing based on the setting information 600 received from the communication connection setting device 500 provided in the first information processing device 51 . The device 52 is configured to be connectable to the communication network 70 .

The communication connection setting device 500 according to this embodiment can efficiently set the environment for connecting the information processing device to the communication network. The reason for this is that, when the communication connection setting device 500 is provided in the first information processing device 51 , it receives the setting information 600 and is provided in the first information processing device 51 and the second information processing device 52 . In the case where communication connection is established between the own devices according to a predetermined connection method, and after that, when the second information processing device 52 is provided, the data is received from the own device provided in the first information processing device 51 This is because the setting information 600 is used to set the environment for connecting the second information processing device 52 to the communication network 70 .

<Hardware configuration example>
Each part in the BMC and the communication connection setting device shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 in each of the above-described embodiments can be realized by a dedicated HW (HardWare) (electronic circuit). In addition, in FIGS. 1 and 3, at least the following configuration can be regarded as a functional (processing) unit (software module) of the software program.
- Receiving units 110, 210 and 510,
- communication establishment units 120, 220, and 520;
- Transmission units 130, 230, and 530,
- setting units 140, 240, and 540;
- Determining units 150 and 250;

However, the division of each part shown in these drawings is a configuration for convenience of explanation, and various configurations can be assumed upon implementation. An example of the hardware environment in this case will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an information processing device 900 (computer) capable of executing the BMC or communication connection setting device according to each embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 4 shows the configuration of a computer (information processing device) capable of realizing the BMC and communication connection setting device shown in FIGS. software environment.

The information processing apparatus 900 shown in FIG. 4 has the following as components.
CPU (Central_Processing_Unit) 901,
ROM (Read_Only_Memory) 902,
RAM (Random_Access_Memory) 903,
- Hard disk (storage device) 904,
a communication interface 905;
- Bus 906 (communication line),
A reader/writer 908 capable of reading and writing data stored in a recording medium 907 such as a CD-ROM (Compact_Disc_Read_Only_Memory);
- An input/output interface 909 such as a monitor, a speaker, and a keyboard.

That is, the information processing apparatus 900 having the above components is a general computer in which these components are connected via a bus 906 . The information processing apparatus 900 may include a plurality of CPUs 901 or may include CPUs 901 configured by multi-cores.

The present invention, which has been described with the above-described embodiment as an example, supplies a computer program capable of realizing the following functions to the information processing apparatus 900 shown in FIG. The function is the above-described configuration in the block configuration diagrams (FIGS. 1 and 3) referred to in the description of the embodiment, or the function of the sequence diagram (FIG. 2). The present invention is then achieved by having the computer program read out by the CPU 901 of the hardware, interpreted and executed. Further, the computer program supplied to the apparatus may be stored in a readable/writable volatile memory (RAM 903) or a nonvolatile storage device such as ROM 902 or hard disk 904.

Also, in the above case, a general procedure can be employed at present as a method of supplying the computer program into the hardware. The procedure includes, for example, a method of installing in the device via various recording media 907 such as a CD-ROM, and a method of downloading from the outside via a communication line such as the Internet. In such a case, the present invention can be considered to be constituted by the code that constitutes the computer program or the recording medium 907 that stores the code.

The present invention has been described above using the above-described embodiments as exemplary examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. That is, within the scope of the present invention, various aspects that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be applied to the present invention.

1 Communication Connection Setting System 10 Server Device 100 BMC
110 Reception Unit 120 Communication Establishment Unit 130 Transmission Unit 140 Setting Unit 150 Determination Unit 160 Network Connection Unit 161 Wireless Communication Interface 20 Server Device 200 BMC
210 receiving unit 220 communication establishing unit 230 transmitting unit 240 setting unit 250 determining unit 260 network connection unit 261 wireless communication interface 30 user terminal device 300 setting information 40 Internet 41 LAN
500 communication connection setting device 510 receiving unit 520 communication establishing unit 530 transmitting unit 540 setting unit 51 first information processing device 52 second information processing device 600 setting information 70 communication network 900 information processing device 901 CPU
902 ROMs
903 RAM
904 hard disk (storage device)
905 communication interface 906 bus 907 recording medium 908 reader/writer 909 input/output interface

Claims (9)

receiving means for receiving, via the communication network, setting information required for connection to the communication network, when provided in a first information processing apparatus configured to be connectable to the communication network;
establishing a communication connection with its own device provided in the first information processing device using a wireless communication interface when provided in the second information processing device that is not configured to be connectable to the communication network; and communication establishing means for establishing a communication connection with the device itself provided in the second information processing device using the wireless communication interface when provided in the first information processing device;
a transmission means for transmitting the setting information to the self-device provided in the second information processing device when provided in the first information processing device;
When provided in said second information processing device, said second information processing device is connected to said communication network based on said setting information received from said device provided in said first information processing device. a setting means for enabling
A communication connection setting device comprising: When the communication establishing means is provided in the second information processing device, the communication establishing means activates the wireless communication interface provided in the second information processing device as an access point, and is provided in the first information processing device. in the case of accessing the access point using the wireless communication interface provided in the first information processing device;
2. The communication connection setting device according to claim 1 . When the communication establishing means is provided in the second information processing device, the communication establishment means authenticates information transmitted from the own device provided in the first information processing device.
3. The communication connection setting device according to claim 1 or 2 . If the setting information has been received, it is determined that the device is provided in the first information processing device, and if the setting information has not been received, the device is provided in the second information processing device. determining means for inputting the determined result to the receiving means, the communication establishing means, the transmitting means, and the setting means;
4. The communication connection setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The determination means determines whether the device is provided in the first information processing device or the second information processing device, triggered by power-on of the device.
5. The communication connection setting device according to claim 4 . the first information processing device comprising the communication connection setting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ;
the second information processing device comprising the communication connection setting device;
A communication connection setup system comprising: The communication connection setting device is included in a BMC (Baseboard Management Controller),
7. The communication connection setting system according to claim 6 . receiving setting information necessary for connection to the communication network via the communication network by a third information processing device provided in the first information processing device configured to be connectable to the communication network;
The third information processing device and the fourth information processing device provided in the second information processing device that is not set to be connectable to the communication network enable the third information processing device and the fourth information processing device to be connected to the communication network. establish a communication connection with the information processing device of using a wireless communication interface ,
transmitting the setting information to the fourth information processing device by the third information processing device;
setting the second information processing device to be connectable to the communication network by the fourth information processing device based on the setting information received from the third information processing device;
Communication connection setting method. to the third information processing device provided in the first information processing device configured to be connectable to the communication network,
a reception process for receiving setting information necessary for connection to the communication network via the communication network;
a communication establishment process of establishing a communication connection with a fourth information processing device provided in a second information processing device that is not configured to be connectable to the communication network, using a wireless communication interface ;
a transmission process of transmitting the setting information to the fourth information processing device;
and
In the fourth information processing device,
the communication establishment process of establishing a communication connection with the third information processing device using the wireless communication interface ;
setting processing for setting the second information processing device to be connectable to the communication network based on the setting information received from the third information processing device;
Communication connection setting program for executing

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