Patent ID: 11936820
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A method for controlling an image forming apparatus connectable to a plurality of types of wireless LAN chips, the method comprising:
identifying a capability of a wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus;
receiving an instruction to import a setting value represented by import data obtained from an external apparatus different from the wireless LAN chip;
determining whether the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value based on the identified capability; and
reflecting the setting value to a specific item of the image forming apparatus related to for the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus in a case where it is determined that the wireless LAN chip connected to the image forming apparatus is operable at the setting value.