DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, RELAY METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

摘要

A relay apparatus includes: a first transmission unit that transmits first information specifying the relay apparatus to the management apparatus through a network, in response to the relay apparatus being connected to the network; a collection unit that collects management information regarding a management target device, from the management target device connected to the network, in which the collection unit does not collect the management information from the management target device until an activation instruction is received from the management apparatus, and starts to collect the management information from the management target device only after the activation instruction is received from the management apparatus; and a second transmission unit that transmits the collected management information to the management apparatus.

主权项

1. A device management system comprising:
a management apparatus; and a relay apparatus, wherein the relay apparatus includes:
a first transmission unit configured to transmit first information specifying the relay apparatus to the management apparatus through a network in response to the relay apparatus being connected to the network;a collection unit configured to collect management information regarding a management target device, from the management target device connected to the network; anda second transmission unit configured to transmit the collected management information to the management apparatus, and wherein the management apparatus includes:
a first reception unit configured to receive the first information from the relay apparatus;a second reception unit configured to receive authentication information regarding a user and second information specifying the relay apparatus that the user intends to register, from a terminal device that is operated by the user, wherein the second information is read from the relay apparatus or accessories of the relay apparatus;a memory configured to store the user as an administrator of the relay apparatus, when the user is authenticated as an authorized user based on the received authentication information and the received first information and the received second information specify the same relay apparatus; anda providing unit configured to provide information including the management information received from the relay apparatus, to the administrator corresponding to the relay apparatus stored in the memory.