Abstract: A wireless communication system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a provisioning device, a gateway, and a management device. The provisioning device sets to a wireless device, provisioning information required for the wireless device to join a wireless communication network. The gateway determines, using the provisioning information set by the provisioning device, whether or not to allow the wireless device to join the wireless communication network. The management device manages join history information including the provisioning information set by the provisioning device and join information associated with the provisioning information, the join information indicating a result of the determination by the gateway, and provides the join history information to the provisioning device in response to a request from the setting device.

Abstract: An information setting device includes a first communicator configured to communicate with a wireless device without using a wireless network, a second communicator configured to communicate via the wireless network, a setter configured to set a first information to the wireless device by controlling the first communicator, the first information being necessary for making the wireless device join the wireless network which is managed by a manager, and a transmitter configured to transmit the first information which is set by the setter to the manager by controlling the second communicator.

Abstract: A wireless communication system for communicating via a wireless communication network, may include: a setting device configured to create a first information needed for joining a wireless device into the wireless communication network and set the first information in the wireless device to be joined into the wireless communication network, the setting device being configured to create setting information that correlates the first information with a second information containing at least one of information indicating a method of setting the first information and information indicating an operator who performed an operation of setting the first information; and a management device configured to select the wireless device, which is to be joined into the wireless communication network, by using the setting information that has been created by the setting device.

Abstract: There is provided a provisioning device which provides, in advance, setting information necessary for joining in a wireless network to a first field device which is to newly join the wireless network to exchange data with an existing field device that is installed in a plant. The provisioning device includes: a storage unit that stores a white list which contains unique information of the first field device and the setting information such that the unique information and the setting information are correlated with each other; a device information acquiring unit that acquires the unique information from the first field device by wireless communication; an extracting unit that extracts, from the white list, the setting information that is correlated with the acquired unique information; and a setting unit that sends the extracted setting information to the first field device by wireless communication.

Abstract: An information setting method for a setting device includes the following processes. A first certificate and identification information are obtained from a wireless device to be caused to join a wireless network managed by a management device. The first certificate certifies that the wireless device is a formal wireless device and includes a first public key. The identification information is information that identifies the wireless device. A second certificate is obtained from the management device. The second certificate certifies that the management device is a formal management device and includes a second public key. Apparatus information required for the wireless device to join the wireless network is encoded using the first public key and is output to the wireless device. Management information including the apparatus information and the identification information associated with the apparatus information is encoded using the second public key and is output to the management device.

Abstract: A wireless communication system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a provisioning device, a gateway, and a management device. The provisioning device sets to a wireless device, provisioning information required for the wireless device to join a wireless communication network. The gateway determines, using the provisioning information set by the provisioning device, whether or not to allow the wireless device to join the wireless communication network. The management device manages join history information including the provisioning information set by the provisioning device and join information associated with the provisioning information, the join information indicating a result of the determination by the gateway, and provides the join history information to the provisioning device in response to a request from the setting device.

Abstract: A wireless communication system for communicating via a wireless communication network, may include: a setting device configured to create a first information needed for joining a wireless device into the wireless communication network and set the first information in the wireless device to be joined into the wireless communication network, the setting device being configured to create setting information that correlates the first information with a second information containing at least one of information indicating a method of setting the first information and information indicating an operator who performed an operation of setting the first information; and a management device configured to select the wireless device, which is to be joined into the wireless communication network, by using the setting information that has been created by the setting device.

Abstract: A field instrument management apparatus, which manages a field instrument by communicating with the field instrument via a field bus, transfers a request for an instrument address to the field instrument, and provides the instrument address to an outside when the instrument address is acquired from the field instrument.

Abstract: There is provided a field device management apparatus for acquiring and managing device information about a field device. The apparatus includes: a device information description unit having: an activation processing algorithm that activates a device information processing algorithm for acquiring the device information from the field device; and a description information that describes the device information; and a device information acquisition control unit that activates the device information processing algorithm using the activation processing algorithm so as to acquire the device information through the device information description unit.

Abstract: There is provided a provisioning device which provides, in advance, setting information necessary for joining in a wireless network to a first field device which is to newly join the wireless network to exchange data with an existing field device that is installed in a plant. The provisioning device includes: a storage unit that stores a white list which contains unique information of the first field device and the setting information such that the unique information and the setting information are correlated with each other; a device information acquiring unit that acquires the unique information from the first field device by wireless communication; an extracting unit that extracts, from the white list, the setting information that is correlated with the acquired unique information; and a setting unit that sends the extracted setting information to the first field device by wireless communication.

Abstract: There is provided a field device management apparatus for acquiring and managing device information about a field device. The apparatus includes: a device information description unit having: an activation processing algorithm that activates a device information processing algorithm for acquiring the device information from the field device; and a description information that describes the device information; and a device information acquisition control unit that activates the device information processing algorithm using the activation processing algorithm so as to acquire the device information through the device information description unit.

Abstract: A field instrument management apparatus, which manages a field instrument by communicating with the field instrument via a field bus, transfers a request for an instrument address to the field instrument, and provides the instrument address to an outside when the instrument address is acquired from the field instrument.