摘要 |
An information processing apparatus which can communicate via a network with an external information processing apparatus which issues a disconnection notification based on disconnection from the network is provided with managing means for managing fixed identification information added to the external information processing apparatus and variable identification information added to the external information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes obtaining means for obtaining the fixed identification information and the variable identification information from the external information processing apparatus; discriminating means for discriminating whether the variable identification information obtained by the obtaining means coincides with the variable identification information managed by the managing means and whether the fixed identification information obtained by the obtaining means coincides with the fixed identification information managed by the managing means; and setting means for, if the discriminating means discriminates that, although the fixed identification information obtained by the obtaining means coincides with the fixed identification information managed by the managing means, the variable identification information obtained by the obtaining means does not coincide with the variable identification information managed by the managing means, setting the variable identification information obtained by the obtaining means in a control program that controls the external information processing apparatus having the fixed identification information.
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