Method to set setting information in device and device to set setting information

摘要

A device obtains network setting information by using a function for obtaining the network setting information used for network communication through a network. The device receives from an apparatus for transmitting setting information to be set in a device to the device, setting information containing information to stop using the function to set the received setting information in the device.

主权项

1. A device that communicates with an apparatus via a network, comprising:
an obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a DHCP server by using a DHCP function, a temporary address used for communication through the network; a first setting unit configured to set, as an address of the device, the temporary address obtained by the obtaining unit; a reception unit configured to receive, by communicating with the apparatus using the temporary address set by the first setting unit, setting information containing a formal address to be set in the device; a second setting unit configured to set, as the address of the device, the formal address contained in the setting information received by the reception unit; and a stopping unit configured to stop using the DHCP function if the formal address is set by the second setting unit as the address of the device.