Patent ID: 9041956
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus to manage network connections to a plurality of network interfaces by using a routing table, the image forming apparatus comprising: a user interface to receive a user request for a change in network settings between networks and the plurality of network interfaces defined by the routing table, the received user request includes information on a new network address to be added to the routing table; a routing table management unit to attempt a connection to the new network address through the plurality of network interfaces and edit the defined network settings of the routing table with a network interface connectible to the new network address based on a result of the attempting the connection; and a storage unit to update and store the routing table based on the edited network settings, wherein the new network address does not exist in the routing table, and wherein the routing table management unit updates the routing table by mapping the new network address and a network interface connectable to the new network address.