摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication control unit capable of inducing or restricting connection of communication, and image forming apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: If there is a connection request from external equipment (S11:YES), it is judged whether or not the connection request can be authenticated from a communication address or the like of the external equipment (S12). If it is judged that not authenticated (S12:NO), the number of times of access is confirmed (S14) and it is judged whether connection is illegally requested predetermined times or less (S15). If it is judged that illegally requested predetermined times (S15:YES), notification contents corresponding to the number of times of access are read out (S17) and a message with the read notification contents is notified (S18). The number of times of access is made increment (S19) and processing is then returned to step S11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |