Patent ID: 9118726
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network device able to communicate with an external device via a LAN cable, comprising: a displaying unit configured to display a selection screen through which a user selects a category of the LAN cable from among a plurality of categories of LAN cables; a storage unit configured to store category information representing the category selected by the user through the selection screen; a first decision unit configured to compare a maximum communication speed corresponding to the category information stored in said storage unit with each of at least one communication speed settable for the network device and decide an upper limit communication speed in communication between the network device and the external device; and a second decision unit configured to perform auto-negotiation with the external device based on the upper limit communication speed decided by said first decision unit and decide a communication speed to be set to be used for communication between the network device and the external device.