Patent ID: 8510540

Claim:
A method, comprising: establishing a connection between an image forming apparatus (IFA) and a management device (MD) via a network; receiving security information from the MD at the IFA, the security information including a security module and a new security configuration, the security module providing a function to disable and enable a write protection unit of the IFA when the security module is installed onto the IFA; installing the security module onto the IFA and configuring the IFA, by the function of the installed security module, to disable the write protection unit of the IFA, the write protection unit being configured to inhibit changes to a security setting of the IFA when enabled; storing an original security configuration of the IFA in a first storage area of the IFA and storing the new security configuration in a second storage area of the IFA; updating a security setting of the IFA using the new security configuration, after the installed security module has disabled the write protection unit of the IFA; confirming the new security configuration with the MD using the updated security setting; and enabling the write protection unit, by the function of the installed security module, after the confirming.