Patent ID: 7804617

Claim:
A network system for remotely setting up a network device from a host terminal, the network device and the host terminal being connected to a network, wherein the network device includes: a storage unit configured to store setting information; and a controller which performs a controlling operation in accordance with the setting information stored in the storage unit, and wherein the host terminal includes: a display unit on which information is displayed; and an input unit configured to accept user operation, wherein the network system has: a first state in which the controller of the network device operates to display the setting information on the display unit in response to a first signal being inputted to the controller through the input unit of the host terminal, the controller sets an input field of a dialog box for a first background color in the first state; and a second state in which the controller of the network device operates to display the setting information on the display unit in such a manner that editing of the setting information is allowed in response to a second signal being inputted to the controller via the network through use of the input unit of the host terminal during the first state, the controller sets the input field of the dialog box for a second background color in the second state.