Patent ID: 9025171
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus for use in an image forming system, the system including the image forming apparatus configured to transmit a scanned result of a document to a client PC and print printing data received from the client PC, the client PC configured to receive the scanned result of the document and transmit the printing data to the image forming apparatus, and an authentication server configured to manage access rights of the image forming apparatus and the client PC, receive an authentication request from the image forming apparatus and transmit a report on a result of performing an authentication process to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising: a cryptographic communication unit configured to perform secure communications; a parameter setting unit configured to set parameters for perfoi ruing encryption in the image forming apparatus itself; an access right setting unit configured to set an access right of the image forming apparatus itself; a transmission unit configured to transmit the parameters according to an authentication result of the access right; and an automatic setting unit configured to automatically set the parameters by an operation from the client PC.