A standard communication module establishes communication with another wireless communication device via radio waves. A short distance communication module utilizes weaker radio waves than the radio waves used by the standard communication module, in order to establish communication with another wireless communication device. A communication control module activates the short distance communication module to transmit setting parameters, which are used to change settings required for communication in another wireless communication device. This arrangement effectively prevents leakage of the setting parameters to any third person who is beyond the communicable range of the short distance communication module, thus ensuring security for settings in the wireless communication device in a wireless environment.