An electronic device, comprising: a touch screen; a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external electronic devices on a network; and a controller configured to: cause displaying of a graphical user interface on the touch screen, the GUI comprising a plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915), activate the GUI responsive to receiving a predetermined user input, identify a connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b 10c) having a connection to the electronic device, correspond each of the plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915) with a respective one of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c), cause displaying of content relating to each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c) in their respective one of the plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915), characterized in that the controller is further configured to display a second GUI having a plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) on the touch screen, each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) corresponding to one of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c), and provide information about the connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c) through each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e). a touch screen; a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external electronic devices on a network; and a controller configured to: cause displaying of a graphical user interface on the touch screen, the GUI comprising a plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915), activate the GUI responsive to receiving a predetermined user input, identify a connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b 10c) having a connection to the electronic device, correspond each of the plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915) with a respective one of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c), cause displaying of content relating to each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c) in their respective one of the plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915), characterized in that the controller is further configured to display a second GUI having a plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) on the touch screen, each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) corresponding to one of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c), and provide information about the connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c) through each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e). cause displaying of a graphical user interface on the touch screen, the GUI comprising a plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915), activate the GUI responsive to receiving a predetermined user input, identify a connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b 10c) having a connection to the electronic device, correspond each of the plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915) with a respective one of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c), cause displaying of content relating to each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c) in their respective one of the plurality of areas (911, 912, 913, 914, 915), characterized in that the controller is further configured to display a second GUI having a plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) on the touch screen, each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) corresponding to one of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c), and provide information about the connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c) through each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e). display a second GUI having a plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) on the touch screen, each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e) corresponding to one of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c), and provide information about the connection state of each of the plurality of external electronic devices (10a, 10b, 10c) through each of the plurality of information areas (1020a, 1020b, 1020d, 1020e).