Information processing apparatus, control method therefor and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyuji Nagahara
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Abstract
Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.
Claims13
An information processing apparatus having a plurality of external ports which allow network adapters to be connected, the information processing apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories configured to store instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the information processing apparatus to:
- set an operation mode relating to using the network adapters connected to the external ports in response to a user operation received via a setting screen relating to a network;
- and
- control a notification for a user of information regarding connection statuses of the network adapters, in a case where the network adapters are not connected to the information processing apparatus via the external ports,
- wherein in the controlling,
- the notification is performed in a case where an operation mode of using the network adapters is set as the operation mode, and
- the notification is not performed in a case where an operation mode of using the network adapters is not set as the operation mode, and
- wherein the network adapter to be connected is a network adapter for providing a network communication using an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
A control method for an information processing apparatus having a plurality of external ports to which compatible network adapters are connected, the control method comprising:
- setting an operation mode relating to using the network adapters connected to the external ports in response to a user operation received via a setting screen relating to a network;
- and
- controlling a notification for a user of information regarding connection statuses of the network adapters, in a case where the network adapters are not connected to the information processing apparatus via the external ports,
- wherein in the controlling,
- the notification is performed in a case where an operation mode of using the network adapters is set as the operation mode, and
- the notification is not performed in a case where an operation mode of using the network adapters is not set as the operation mode, and
- wherein the network adapter to be connected is a network adapter for providing a network communication using an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
Non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a control method for an information processing apparatus having a plurality of external ports to which compatible network adapters are connected, the control method comprising:
- setting an operation mode relating a using of the network adapters connected to the external ports in response to a user operation received via a setting screen relating to a network;
- and
- controlling a notification for a user of information regarding connection statuses of the network adapters, in a case where the network adapters are not connected to the information processing apparatus via the external ports,
- wherein in the controlling,
- the notification is performed in a case where an operation mode of using the network adapters is set as the operation mode, and
- the notification is not performed in a case where an operation mode of using the network adapters is not set as the operation mode, and
- wherein the network adapter to be connected is a network adapter for providing a network communication using an Internet Protocol (IP) address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.