Patent ID: 8112812
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory recording medium in which a device administration program for making a computer execute the following steps using a usage restriction definition file is recorded, wherein the usage restriction definition file is capable of defining usage availability or unavailability of at least one administration function among a plurality of administration functions of a device and includes a device password for obtaining an authentication of the device, and wherein the steps comprise: a step of reading usage availability definition information of the at least one administration function and the device password from the usage restriction definition file; a step of transmitting the read device password to the device; a step of recognizing usage availabilities of the plurality of administration functions of the device based on the read definition information; and a step of executing processing for using only usage available administration function based on the recognized result; wherein the device is an image forming apparatus and the computer is a terminal device that is separate from the image forming apparatus; and the reading step includes storing the device password in a memory separate from the usage restriction definition file; and wherein the transmitting step includes transmitting the read device password from the memory to the device.