Patent ID: 8862997

Claim:
A network management system that carries out a search for a device corresponding to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) of a specified version, the system comprising: a selection unit configured select whether a first search for a device corresponding to the SNMP of the specified version or a second search for a device corresponding to SNMP of another version which is different from the specified version should be carried out, based on a user's instruction; a reception unit configured to receive an instruction for searching for devices on a network; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the specified version without acquiring information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version in response to reception of the instruction by said reception unit, when said selection unit selects that the first search should be carried out, and acquire information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the specified version while acquiring information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version in response to reception of the instruction by said reception unit, when said selection unit selects that the second search should be carried out; and a display control unit configured to display the information acquired from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the specified version and the information from the device corresponding to the SNMP of the another version, on a screen.