Patent ID: 8166403
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A network management system that carries out a search for a device corresponding to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) of a version, the system comprising: hardware; a selection unit configured to select whether or not another search for a device corresponding to SNMP of another version, which is different from the SNMP of the version, should be carried out, based on a user's instruction; a reception unit configured to receive an instruction for searching for devices on a network; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the version and acquire information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version in response to reception of the instruction by said reception unit, when said selection unit selects that the another search for the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version should be carried out, and acquire the information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the version without acquiring information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version in response to reception of the instruction by said reception unit, when said selection unit selects that the another search for the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version should not be carried out; and a display control unit configured to display the information acquired from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the version and the information acquired from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version, if acquired, on a screen, wherein each of said units is implemented, at least in part, by the hardware.