A wireless communication module to be attached to peripheral equipment, the peripheral equipment being used together with an information processing apparatus and being operated by electric power of which a supply is different from a supply of electric power to the information processing apparatus, the wireless communication module comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate between the information processing apparatus and the peripheral equipment; characterized by further comprising: a power source control processing unit configured to transmit a control signal that causes a circuit which receives the supply of electric power to be switched from one of an open state and a closed state to the other, to the peripheral equipment, according to a request that is received from the information processing apparatus; a storage unit configured to store a setting for the peripheral equipment, which relates to cooperation with the information processing apparatus; and a setting transmission unit configured to transmit the setting to the peripheral equipment when introducing or replacing the peripheral equipment, wherein the wireless communication module is to be removably attached to the peripheral equipment through a wired connection, and wherein the information processing apparatus is a POS terminal and the peripheral equipment is a money receiving and dispensing apparatus. a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate between the information processing apparatus and the peripheral equipment; characterized by further comprising: a power source control processing unit configured to transmit a control signal that causes a circuit which receives the supply of electric power to be switched from one of an open state and a closed state to the other, to the peripheral equipment, according to a request that is received from the information processing apparatus; a storage unit configured to store a setting for the peripheral equipment, which relates to cooperation with the information processing apparatus; and a setting transmission unit configured to transmit the setting to the peripheral equipment when introducing or replacing the peripheral equipment, wherein the wireless communication module is to be removably attached to the peripheral equipment through a wired connection, and wherein the information processing apparatus is a POS terminal and the peripheral equipment is a money receiving and dispensing apparatus. a power source control processing unit configured to transmit a control signal that causes a circuit which receives the supply of electric power to be switched from one of an open state and a closed state to the other, to the peripheral equipment, according to a request that is received from the information processing apparatus; a storage unit configured to store a setting for the peripheral equipment, which relates to cooperation with the information processing apparatus; and a setting transmission unit configured to transmit the setting to the peripheral equipment when introducing or replacing the peripheral equipment, wherein the wireless communication module is to be removably attached to the peripheral equipment through a wired connection, and wherein the information processing apparatus is a POS terminal and the peripheral equipment is a money receiving and dispensing apparatus. <EOS>