Patent ID: 8402534
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A management system for managing a plurality of apparatuses coupled to a communication network, comprising: a memory area; a microprocessor configured to execute predetermined processing using the memory area; and a communication interface with which the microprocessor is configured to communicate with each of the apparatuses via the communication network, wherein the microprocessor is configured to: wherein the plurality of apparatuses coupled to the communication network includes at least: wherein the memory area is configured to store at least: wherein, in a case where the communication network includes a name management apparatus configured to manage, for the respective apparatuses, a public name and an address of the apparatus, and a type of a public name that represents a name assigned to a referenced apparatus or a name assigned to a referencing apparatus, the microprocessor is configured to: wherein, in cases where the name management apparatus is not included in the communication network, the microprocessor is configured to: wherein the microprocessor is configured to: wherein, when executing each authentication, in cases where authentication fails in the use of the communication protocol acquired from the communication protocol selection information, the microprocessor is configured to re-attempt the authentication by using another communication protocol prepared beforehand for another apparatus type that belongs to the same group as the communication protocol.