Network system, network device and connection control method

1. A network system comprising:

a network device; and

a portable connection device to be connected thereto a terminal device which accesses the network device, the portable connection device holds authentication information related to the connection between the network device and the terminal device, the authentication information being previously set,

the network device includes a processor, and the processor

acquires the authentication information held in the portable connection device according to the connection of the portable connection device to the network device, and acquires identification information on the terminal device from the terminal device according to the connection of the terminal device to the portable connection device, and

compares the acquired authentication information with the identification information on the terminal device and device information on the network device to determine whether or not the access from the terminal device is allowed.

2. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor

compares setting information related to one or more connection candidate positions of the portable connection device to the network device included in the previously set authentication information with information related to a connection position of the portable connection device connected to the network device included in the device information, and

switches, when the connection position of the portable connection device is determined to coincide with the connection candidate position, a network that the terminal device connected to the portable connection device is allowed to access according to the connection position.

3. The network system according to claim 2 , wherein the processor determines to prevent the access from the terminal device when the connection position of the portable connection device is different from the connection candidate position.

4. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor

compares terminal information that identifies the terminal device connected to the portable connection device included in the previously set authentication information with the acquired identification information on the terminal device, and

determines to prevent the access from the terminal device when the terminal information is different from the identification information.

5. The network system according to claim 4 , wherein

the portable connection device holds the authentication information set by a setting device that sets the authentication information for the portable connection device, and

the terminal information included in the previously set authentication information is identification information on the terminal device acquired by the setting device through the portable connection device from the terminal device in a state where the portable connection device is connected to the setting device and the terminal device is connected to the portable connection device.

6. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein

the network device further includes a plurality of ports to be connected thereto the portable connection device, and

the processor blocks the port to which the portable connection device is connected when the processor determines to prevent the access from the terminal device.

7. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein the portable connection device is an adapter through which the terminal device connected to the portable connection device accesses the network device.

8. A network device accessed by a terminal device and is to be connected thereto a portable connection device to be connected thereto the terminal device, the network device comprising:

a processor; and

a storage apparatus configured to store device information on the network device,

the portable connection device holds authentication information related to the connection between the network device and the terminal device, the authentication information being previously set, and the processor

acquires the authentication information held in the portable connection device according to the connection of the portable connection device to the network device, and acquires identification information on the terminal device from the terminal device according to the connection of the terminal device to the portable connection device, and

compares the acquired authentication information with the identification information on the terminal device and the device information stored in the storage apparatus to determine whether or not the access from the terminal device is allowed.

9. The network device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor

compares setting information related to one or more connection candidate positions of the portable connection device to the network device included in the previously set authentication information with information related to a connection position of the portable connection device connected to the network device included in the device information, and

switches, when the connection position of the portable connection device is determined to coincide with the connection candidate position, a network that the terminal device connected to the portable connection device is allowed to access according to the connection position.

10. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor determines to prevent the access from the terminal device when the connection position of the portable connection device is different from the connection candidate position.

11. The network device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor

compares terminal information that identifies the terminal device connected to the portable connection device included in the previously set authentication information with the acquired identification information on the terminal device, and

determines to prevent the access from the terminal device when the terminal information is different from the identification information.

12. The network device according to claim 11 , wherein

the network device is to be connected connecting thereto the portable connection device holding the authentication information set by a setting device that sets the authentication information for the portable connection device, and

the terminal information included in the previously set authentication information is identification information on the terminal device acquired by the setting device through the portable connection device from the terminal device in a state where the portable connection device is connected to the setting device and the terminal device is connected to the portable connection device.

13. The network device according to claim 8 , wherein

the network device further includes a plurality of ports to be connected thereto the portable connection device, and

the processor blocks the port to which the portable connection device is connected when the processor determines to prevent the access from the terminal device.

14. The network device according to claim 8 , wherein the network device is to be connected thereto the portable connection device that is an adapter through which the terminal device connected to the portable connection device accesses the network device.

15. A connection control method in a network system including a network device and a portable connection device to be connected thereto a terminal device which accesses the network device, the method comprising:

in the portable connection device, setting authentication information related to the connection between the network device and the terminal device and holding the authentication information, and

in the network device,

acquiring the authentication information held in the portable connection device according to the connection of the portable connection device to the network device;

acquires identification information on the terminal device from the terminal device according to the connection of the terminal device to the portable connection device; and

compares the acquired authentication information with the identification information on the terminal device and device information on the network device to determine whether or not the access from the terminal device is allowed.

16. The connection control method according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

in the network device,

comparing, in the determination, setting information related to one or more connection candidate positions of the portable connection device to the network device included in the previously set authentication information with information related to a connection position of the portable connection device connected to the network device included in the device information, and

switching, when the connection position of the portable connection device is determined to coincide with the connection candidate position, a network that the terminal device connected to the portable connection device is allowed to access according to the connection position.

17. The connection control method according to claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

in the network device, determining, in the determination, to prevent the access from the terminal device when the connection position of the portable connection device is different from the connection candidate position.

18. The connection control method according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

in the network device,

comparing, in the determination, terminal information that identifies the terminal device connected to the portable connection device included in the previously set authentication information with the acquired identification information on the terminal device, and

determining to prevent the access from the terminal device when the terminal information is different from the identification information.

19. The connection control method according to claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises:

in a setting device that sets the authentication information for the portable connection device,

detecting the connection of the portable connection device to the setting device;

detecting the connection of the terminal device to the portable connection device in a state where the portable connection device is connected to the setting device;

acquiring the terminal information that is identification information on the terminal device through the portable connection device from the terminal device; and

including the acquired terminal information in the authentication information to set the authentication information in the portable connection device.

20. The connection control method according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

in the network device, blocking, in the determination, a port to which the portable connection device is connected, among a plurality of ports to be connected connecting thereto the portable connection device and included in the network device, when the network device determines to prevent the access from the terminal device.