Method and device for connecting single AP device among multiple AP devices on same network to terminal

A method for controlling a terminal, the method comprising:

• transmitting a connection request to an access point (AP) device;
• and
• determining whether to transmit a connection request to an other AP device based on a decision of the AP device regarding the connection request,
• wherein the MAC address information extracted from the connection request is compared to MAC address information registered in advance in the AP device,
• wherein whether to connect the terminal to the AP device is determined based on a result of the comparison,
• wherein the MAC address information registered in advance is provided from one or more terminals through an external device to the AP device prior to the connection request, and
• wherein, in response to the registered MAC address information corresponding to MAC address information registered to the other AP device, the MAC address information registered to the other AP device is deleted.

A terminal that establishes a connection to an AP device, the terminal comprising:

• a communicator configured to transmit a connection request to the AP device;
• and
• a processor configured to determine whether to transmit the connection request to an other AP device based on a decision of the AP device regarding the connection request,
• wherein the MAC address information extracted from the connection request is compared to MAC address information registered in advance in the AP device,
• wherein whether to connect the terminal to the AP device is determined based on a result of the comparison,
• wherein the MAC address information registered in advance is obtained from one or more terminals through an external device to the AP device prior to the connection request, and
• wherein, in response to the registered MAC address information corresponding to MAC address information registered to the other AP device, the MAC address information registered to the other AP device is deleted.