Method and device for controlling connection to network

A method implemented by a smart household device, wherein the method comprises:

• accessing a network using a first WI-FI name and a first WI-FI password through a wireless access point (AP);
• accessing, after being disconnected from the network, a WI-FI hotspot using the first WI-FI name and the first WI-FI password to establish a connection to a terminal;
• receiving, from the terminal and over the WI-FI hotspot, a second WI-FI name or a second WI-FI password;
• re-accessing the network using the wireless AP and using either the second WI-FI name or the second WI-FI password;
• and
• sending, to the terminal, a response indicating that the second WI-FI name or the second WI-FI password was received.

A terminal comprising:

• a non-volatile memory configured to store program instructions;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the program instructions cause the one or more processors to be configured to:
• receive a reset operation of a user;
• determine, in response to the reset operation, whether a smart household device is disconnected from a network;
• create a WI-FI hotspot using a first WI-FI name and a first WI-FI password when the smart household device is disconnected from the network;
• obtain a second WI-FI name or a second WI-FI password;
• send the second WI-FI name or the second WI-FI password to the smart household device using the WI-FI hotspot to enable the smart household device to re-access the network using a wireless access point (AP) and using either the second WI-FI name or the second WI-FI password;
• receive, from the smart household device, a response indicating receipt of the second WI-FI name or the second WI-FI password;
• and
• automatically disable, in response to receiving the response, the WI-FI hotspot.