Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and method of configuring image forming apparatus

An image forming system comprising an image

• forming apparatus and a server device connected to the image forming apparatus,
• the server device includes
• a configuration creating unit that creates machine configuration information in accordance with the contents of a machine configuration of the image forming apparatus;
• a storage that stores the machine configuration information created by the configuration creating unit;
• a timer that measures the present date and time;
• and
• a schedule management unit that retrieves machine configuration information that is to be applied to the image forming apparatus based on the present date and time measured by the timer and the schedule of the machine configuration information stored in the storage, and
• the image forming apparatus includes
• a configuration processing unit that applies machine configuration information retrieved by the schedule management unit of the server device as the machine configuration information to be applied.

A method of configuring an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• creating machine configuration information in accordance with the contents of a machine configuration input by a user;
• storing the created machine configuration information;
• measuring the present date and time;
• retrieving machine configuration information to be applied to the image forming apparatus based on the present date and time and the schedule of the stored machine configuration information;
• and
• applying machine configuration information retrieved by the retrieving as the machine configuration information to be applied to the image forming apparatus.