Management apparatus and method therefor

An information processing method for a management apparatus, comprising:

• communicating with a client apparatus on which a management program for managing a network device operates;
• determining whether or not a network device has a function for providing a page of device information indicative of information relating to the network device;
• and
• transmitting link information about a link to the page of the device information to the client apparatus when it is determined that the network device has the function for providing the page of the device information, and transmitting link information that allows checking of device information held in the management apparatus to the client apparatus when it is determined that the network device does not have the function for providing the page of the device information,
• wherein in the client apparatus, the information relating to the network device is checked by using the transmitted link information via the management program.

A computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for a management apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• communicating with a client apparatus on which a management program for managing a network device operates;
• determining whether or not a network device has a function for providing a page of device information indicative of information relating to the network device;
• and
• transmitting link information about a link to the page of the device information to the client apparatus when it is determined that the network device has the function for providing the page of the device information, and transmitting link information that allows checking of device information held in the management apparatus to the client apparatus, the link information being held in the management apparatus, when it is determined that the network device does not have the function for providing the page of the device information,
• wherein in the client apparatus, the information relating to the network device is checked by using the transmitted link information via the management program.

A client apparatus that communicates with a management apparatus and on which a management program for managing a network device operates, comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive link information for checking device information indicative of information relating to a network device from the management apparatus;
• and
• a registration unit configured to register the link information received by the receiving unit as information referred to by the management program,
• wherein the registration unit registers the link information, and the information relating to the network device is displayed in accordance with an instruction via the management program.

An information processing method for a client apparatus that communicates with a management apparatus and on which a management program for managing a network device operates, comprising:

• receiving link information for checking device information indicative of information relating to a network device from the management apparatus;
• and
• registering the received link information as information referred to by the management program,
• wherein in the registering, the link information is registered, and the information relating to the network device is displayed in accordance with an instruction via the management program.

A computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a method for managing a network device, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving link information for checking device information indicative of information relating to a network device from the management apparatus;
• and
• registering the received link information as information referred to by the management program,
• wherein in the registering, the link information is registered, and the information relating to the network device is displayed in accordance with an instruction via the management program.