Patent ID: 7610353

Claim:
An image forming apparatus capable of accessing a predetermined server via a network, comprising: a mechanical movable member that is fixed to the image forming apparatus until a setup of image forming apparatus is completed by releasing the mechanical movable member from being fixed to the image forming apparatus; a determining unit that determines whether or not the setup of the image forming apparatus is not completed; an inhibiting unit that electrically inhibits operations of the mechanical movable member of the image forming apparatus when said determining unit determines that setup of the image forming apparatus is not completed; and an obtaining unit that obtains procedure data representing a procedure for the setup of the image forming apparatus from the server while the operations of the mechanical movable member of the image forming apparatus are inhibited by said inhibiting unit; and a display unit that displays the procedure data obtained by the obtaining unit; and a releasing unit that deactivates the inhibiting unit when the setup is completed so as to allow the mechanical movable member to move.