System, apparatus, method and program for processing information

An information processing system, comprising:

• a first information processing apparatus operable to authenticate a device;
• a second information processing apparatus operable to hold setting information required to connect the device to a network;
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• a third information processing apparatus connected to the network based on the setting information;
• the first information processing apparatus including:
• a first storage unit operable to store first identification information for authenticating the third information processing apparatus, and second identification information for identifying the third information processing apparatus;
• an authenticating unit operable to authenticate the third information processing apparatus based on the first identification information in response to a request from the third information processing apparatus;
• a generating unit operable to generate third identification information that is used to connect the third information processing apparatus to the second information processing apparatus;
• a second storage unit operable to store the third identification information in association with the second identification information;
• a first sending unit operable to send the third identification information to the third information processing apparatus;
• a first receiving unit operable to receive the third identification information from the second information processing unit;
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• a second sending unit operable to send the second identification information to the second information processing apparatus;
• the second information processing apparatus including:
• a third storage unit operable to store the setting information for connecting the third information processing apparatus to the network in association with the second identification information;
• a second receiving unit operable to receive the third identification information from the third information processing apparatus;
• a third sending unit operable to send the received third identification information to the first information processing apparatus;
• a third receiving unit operable to receive the second identification information from the first information processing apparatus;
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• a fourth sending unit operable to send the setting information stored in association with the received second identification information to the third information processing apparatus;
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• the third information processing apparatus including:
• a fourth storage unit operable to store the first identification information;
• a requesting unit operable to request the first information processing apparatus to authenticate the third information processing apparatus based on the first identification information stored in the fourth storage unit;
• a fourth receiving unit operable to receive the third identification information from the first information processing apparatus;
• a fifth sending unit operable to send the received third identification information to the second information processing apparatus;
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• a fifth receiving unit operable to receive the setting information from the second information processing apparatus.