Apparatus and method for managing instant connection based on wireless local area network

An apparatus for managing instant connection based on a wireless local area network, the apparatus comprising:

• a wireless communication unit performing wireless communication on the wireless local area network;
• a connection information creating unit creating connection information for accessing another terminal positioned on the wireless local area network;
• a management frame creating unit creating a management frame by using the connection information received from the connection information creating unit;
• a connection information extracting unit extracting the connection information from the received management frame by parsing the management frame received through the wireless communication unit;
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• a control unit transmitting the management frame created by the management frame creating unit to a peripheral terminal through the wireless communication unit and performing connection setting by accessing the corresponding terminal by using the connection information extracted by the connection information extracting unit.