Patent ID: 11971792
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 3:
4. A network adapter connectable to a device including a first component that includes a first storage and is replaceable with a second component including a second storage, the network adapter comprising:
a first common certification information acquirer to acquire, from the device, first common certification information stored in the first storage the first common certification information being shared with another device;
a first setter to set identification information to the device, the identification information being generated for identification of the device certified based on the first common certification information;
a third storage to store the identification information;
a second common certification information acquirer to acquire second common certification information stored in the second storage from the device after replacement of the first component with the second component, the second common certification information being shared with another device after replacement; and
a second setter to set the identification information stored in the third storage to the device after replacement certified based on the second common certification information.