Patent ID: 8874702
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network apparatus capable of being connected to one of a restricted area where a communication is restricted and a non-restricted area where a communication is not restricted via a DHCP server and a network, based on a DHCP address assigned by the DHCP server to the network apparatus, the network apparatus comprising a processing unit and a non-transitory computer readable medium embodying one or more programs of instructions executable by the processing unit to configure the processing unit to include: a communication unit configured to determine, based on the DHCP address assigned by the DHCP server to the network apparatus, whether the network apparatus is connected to the non-restricted area or is connected to the restricted area, and carry out communications including a broadcast communication and a multicast communication; and a reporting unit configured to generate a report containing an apparatus own information of the network apparatus to be sent over the network, wherein in a case that the communication unit determines that the network apparatus is connected to the restricted area, the communication unit sends the report containing the apparatus own information of the network apparatus via the multicast communication, and in a case that the communication unit determines that the network apparatus is connected to the non-restricted area based on the DHCP address, the communication unit sends the report containing the apparatus own information of the network apparatus via the broadcast communication in place of the multicast communication.