Auto setting for network devices
First Claim
1. A network device that connects with an information processing device via a network, the information processing device storing setting information which is used for a preset control of the network device, said network device comprising:
- a setting information memory module that is configured to store the setting information;
a receiver module that receives the setting information, which is mapped to predetermined identification information allocated to said network device, via the network from the information processing device; and
an update module that updates the storage in the setting information memory module, based on the received setting information.
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Abstract
A server is connected with multiple printers as network devices via a network. The server maps setting information to MAC addresses of the respective printers and stores the mapping to consolidate the management. Each of the printers sends a setting information transmission request including its own MAC address to the server. The server then selects setting information mapped to the MAC address and transmits the selected setting information to the printer. The printer receives the transmitted setting information and updates the storage contents of a built-in setting information memory module, based on the received setting information. This arrangement effectively relieves the load of setting operations for various network devices.
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16 Claims
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1. A network device that connects with an information processing device via a network, the information processing device storing setting information which is used for a preset control of the network device, said network device comprising:
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a setting information memory module that is configured to store the setting information;
a receiver module that receives the setting information, which is mapped to predetermined identification information allocated to said network device, via the network from the information processing device; and
an update module that updates the storage in the setting information memory module, based on the received setting information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A setting method of carrying out specified setting to control a network device connecting with a network in use, said setting method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a setting information memory module that stores setting information used for a preset control of said network device;
(b) receiving setting information, which is mapped to predetermined identification information allocated to said network device for identification thereof, via the network from an information processing device that is connected with the network and stores the setting information mapped to the predetermined identification information for identifying said network device; and
(c) updating the storage in the setting information memory module, based on the received setting information.
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16. A recording medium in which a computer program used for carrying out specified setting to control a network device connecting with a network is recorded, said computer program causing a computer to attain the functions of:
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receiving setting information, which is used for a preset control of said network device and is mapped to predetermined identification information allocated to said network device for identification thereof, via the network from an information processing device that is connected with the network and stores the setting information mapped to the predetermined identification information for identifying said network device; and
updating a storage content in a setting information memory module, which is incorporated in said network device to store the setting information therein, based on the received setting information.
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