Image forming apparatus and control method with user authorization

A control method for an image forming system including an image forming apparatus and an issuing server, the control method comprising:

• creating, by the issuing server, authorization setting information including an execution authorization indicating one of a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus is permitted and file execution information limiting permission to use the image forming apparatus to process an identified file;
• issuing, by the issuing server, a code indicating the authorization setting information was created;
• acquiring, by the image forming apparatus, a code issued by the issuing server;
• transmitting, by the image forming apparatus, the acquired code to the issuing server;
• acquiring, by the image forming apparatus, the authorization setting information from the server;
• and
• reflecting, by the image forming apparatus, the acquired authorization setting information in an operation of the image forming apparatus.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a code acquirer configured to acquire a code issued by a server, the code configured to instruct an operation to for acquiring authorization setting information including an execution authorization indicating one of a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus is permitted;
• a transmitter configured to transmit the acquired code to the server;
• an authorization setting acquirer configured to acquire the authorization setting information from the server;
• and
• a reflector configured to reflect the acquired authorization setting information in an operation of the image forming apparatus,
• wherein the image forming apparatus is communicably coupled to a user terminal configured to:
• receive authorization setting information from a user;
• and
• send the authorization setting information to the image forming apparatus.