IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM

摘要

A communication system includes: an image forming apparatus including a browser function and being configured to set permission/non-permission for access according to a website being a communication destination; and a setting change apparatus configured to communicate with the image forming apparatus and be capable of changing a setting of the image forming apparatus in accordance with an operation of an administrator, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect that the image forming apparatus is not allowed to access a specific website, an acquisition unit configured to automatically acquire access destination information, identification information, and contact information, and a change request unit configured to transmit a request to change the setting to a setting that permits the image forming apparatus to access the specific website, to the administrator via a network, the identification information, and the contact information, which are acquired by the acquisition unit.

主权项

1. A communication system comprising:
an image forming apparatus including a browser function and being configured to set permission/non-permission for access according to a website being a communication destination; and a setting change apparatus configured to communicate with the image forming apparatus and be capable of changing a setting of the image forming apparatus in accordance with an operation of an administrator of the image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus includes
a detection unit configured to detect that the image forming apparatus is not allowed to access a specific website,an acquisition unit configured to automatically acquire access destination information of the specific website, identification information of the image forming apparatus, and contact information being contact information of the administrator of the image forming apparatus in an event of the detection that the image forming apparatus is not allowed to access the specific website, anda change request unit configured to transmit a request to change the setting to a setting that permits the image forming apparatus to access the specific website, to the administrator via a network, based on the access destination information of the specific website, the identification information of the image forming apparatus, and the contact information of the administrator, which are acquired by the acquisition unit.