Patent ID: 8473597
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network device control apparatus for acquiring information from a plurality of printing apparatuses by using a network management program, and displaying the acquired information of a selected printing apparatus, comprising at least a processor, wherein the processor functions as: an invoking unit configured to invoke the network management program; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information related to the plurality of printing apparatuses by using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) via a network when the network management program is invoked by the invoking unit; a printing apparatus displaying unit configured to display, on a display, symbols representing the plurality of printing apparatuses, based on the information related to the plurality of printing apparatuses acquired by the acquiring unit; a printing apparatus selecting unit configured to accept a user's selection of a symbol from among the symbols displayed on the display by the printing apparatus displaying unit; a setting unit configured to set management information to a printing apparatus corresponding to the selected symbol by the printing apparatus selecting unit; and an output unit configured to output, when it is detected that the printing apparatus corresponding to the selected symbol by the printing apparatus selecting unit is managed by another network device control apparatus, a warning screen indicative of being managed by the other network device control apparatus before setting the management information by the setting unit.