Patent ID: 8503009

Claim:
An image forming system comprising: a print controller which generates image data based on a print job; and an image forming apparatus which controls the print controller and performs a printing operation based on the image data, wherein the image forming apparatus comprises: a first interface section which connects with a first line for receiving the image data from the print controller; a second interface section which connects with a second line with which a client can connect, the second line for communicating with the print controller; and a control section which executes, a first control which, through the first line, executes an initial setting for enabling the print controller to be used through the second line, a second control which executes a control of the print controller, after the initial setting is executed, through the second line, wherein the image forming apparatus receives the image data through the first line after the initial setting is executed, and wherein the control section simultaneously receives the image data through the first line and executes the second control of the print controller through the second line after the initial setting is executed.