Patent ID: 8867536
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive a notification destination that is to be notified in response to an occurrence of an event; a setting unit configured, in response to an instruction for a Domain Name System (“DNS”) usage setting, to enable or disable the DNS usage setting; an obtaining unit configured to obtain an IP address from a Fully Qualified Domain Name (“FQDN”) when the DNS usage setting is enabled; a determination unit configured to determine whether the notification destination is represented by an IP address or by an FQDN; and a registering unit configured: (i) to register the notification destination in response to the DNS usage setting being enabled; (ii) to register the notification destination in response to the determination unit determining that the notification destination is represented by an IP address; and (iii) not to register the notification destination in response to the DNS usage setting being disabled and the determination unit determining that the notification destination is represented by an FQDN.