CPC G06F 3/1286 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1204 (2013.01); G06F 3/1236 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A communication apparatus capable of operating in at least one of a plurality of modes including a first communication mode in which wired communication is performed with another apparatus and a second communication mode in which wireless communication is performed with another apparatus not via an external access point, the communication apparatus comprising:
at least one processor configured to function as:
a controlling unit configured to control a communication mode of the communication apparatus by enabling or disabling at least one of the plurality of communication modes;
a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction for search processing to search for the external access point near the communication apparatus; and
an executing unit configured to, based on reception of the instruction, execute search processing to search for the external access point near the communication apparatus,
wherein in a case where the instruction has been received in a state where the first communication mode is enabled, the second communication mode is enabled and the search processing is executed in the second communication mode.
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