Wireless Communication Configuration Method, Wireless Communication System, and Recording Device

A wireless communication system comprising:

• an electronic device to which a wireless adapter with a wireless communication function connects;
• and
• a second device that communicates wirelessly with the electronic device through the wireless adapter;
• the electronic device determining if the wireless adapter was connected when the electronic device turns on,
• if the wireless adapter was not connected when the electronic device turns on, then monitoring if the wireless adapter is newly connected after the power is turned on,
• if the wireless adapter is newly connected after the electronic device is turned on and a password was previously set in the electronic device, then enabling the wireless communication function and using the previously set password for wireless communication with the second device through the wireless adapter, and
• else if the wireless adapter is newly connected after the electronic device is turned on and a password was not previously set in the electronic device, then automatically generating a password and enabling the wireless communication function using the automatically generated password for wireless communication with the second device through the wireless adapter.

A recording device comprising:

• a recording unit that records on a recording medium;
• and
• a control unit that determines if a wireless adapter was connected to the recording device when the recording device turns on,
• wherein:
• if the wireless adapter was not connected when the recording device turns on, then monitoring if the wireless adapter is newly connected after the recording device is turned on,
• if the wireless adapter is newly connected after the recording device is turned on and a password was previously set in the recording device, then enabling a wireless communication function and using the previously set password for wireless communication through the wireless adapter,
• else if the wireless adapter is newly connected after the electronic device is turned on and a password was not previously set in the electronic device, then:
• automatically generating a password,
• enabling the wireless communication function,
• using the automatically generated password for wireless communication through the wireless adapter, and
• recording the automatically generated password on the recording medium.