Patent ID: 9088488
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing system, comprising: a first information processing apparatus; and a second information processing apparatus, wherein said first information processing apparatus and said second information processing apparatus can communicate with each other via a network, said first information processing apparatus and said second information processing apparatus are directly connected with each other by a predetermined cable, said predetermined cable is separate from and independent of the network, said first information processing apparatus comprises a first transmitting unit configured to transmit specific information on communication setting to said second information processing apparatus via the predetermined cable, and a second transmitting unit configured to transmit an IP address of said first information processing apparatus by a broadcast packet via the network, and said second information processing apparatus comprises a first receiving unit configured to receive the specific information from said first information processing apparatus via the predetermined cable, a second receiving unit configured to receive the IP address transmitted from said first information processing apparatus via the network, and a performing unit configured to, in a case where the first receiving unit has received the specific information via the predetermined cable and the second receiving unit has received the IP address via the network, perform the communication setting based on the IP address received by the second receiving unit.