Patent ID: 8018922
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a printing unit to print an image on a paper medium; a first board including: a first port to connect to a wired network; a first data processor to receive wired signals from a wired network via the first port and to process the wired signals received via the first port; and a first link portion; a second board including: a wireless unit including an antenna to wirelessly connect to a wireless ne[work and to receive wireless signals from the wireless network; and a second link portion coupled to the wireless unit, the second link portion detachably connectable to the first link portion of the first board to enable transmission of wireless signals from the second board to the first data processor in the first board, wherein the same physical address and the same IP address are allocated to the first and second boards when the first board and the second board are connected the by allocating the physical address of one of the boards to another one of the boards regardless of the physical address and the IP address of the first and second boards prior to connection, wherein the printing unit executes printing operations in accordance with print data obtained by processing signals received from either one of the wired and wireless networks using the same physical address and the same IP address.