Patent ID: 9049599
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a management setting unit configured to enable or disable a management function for managing users who use the image forming apparatus; a reception unit configured to receive a print job from an external apparatus via a wireless communication, the print job including user identification information; a first determination unit configured to determine whether the management function has been enabled or disabled; a job control unit configured to, in a case where it is determined by said first determination unit that the management function has been enabled, perform a user authentication based on the user identification information which is included in the print job and permit an execution of the print job when the user authentication is successful, while the job control unit being configured to, in a case where it is determined by said first determination unit that the management function has been disabled, permit the execution of the print job without processing the user authentication; a wireless communication setting unit configured to set an encryption method of the wireless communication; a second determination unit configured to determine whether or not the encryption method set by said the wireless communication setting unit has a predetermined security function; and a warning display unit configured to display a warning message in a case where it is determined by said first determination unit that the management function has been disabled and it is determined by said second determination unit that the encryption method does not have the predetermined security function.