摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus that, even when the image forming apparatus is required to be disconnected from an information processing apparatus and re-started, during the connection with the information processing apparatus, in order to transmit and receive maintenance data for performing maintenance work of the image forming apparatus, can re-connect to the information processing apparatus without causing trouble to a user; a control method of the image forming apparatus; and a program.SOLUTION: When an image forming apparatus 101 is required, during the connection with an information processing apparatus, to be disconnected from the information processing apparatus and re-started, stores, in a storage unit, specification information to specify an information processing apparatus to be re-connected, and re-connects to the information processing apparatus specified by the stored specification information upon re-start of the image forming apparatus 101. |