Communication device setting apparatus, communication device setting method, and recording medium

A communication device setting method for use in a communication device setting apparatus to register setup information in a communication device that is connected to the communication device setting apparatus via a communication network, the communication device setting apparatus including a device setting unit and a setting management unit, the communication device setting method comprising:

• recognizing, by the device setting unit, an access from the communication device upon power up of the communication device;
• acquiring, by the device setting unit, setup information, which is specific to the communication device and contains a MAC address of the communication device, from list information pre-recorded in the communication device setting apparatus;
• performing, by the device setting unit, a setting process to set the acquired setup information in the communication device;
• detecting, by the setting management unit, an end of the setting process performed by the device setting unit;
• changing, by the setting management unit, the list information based on the setup information having been set in the communication device after the end of the setting process;
• and
• managing, by setting management unit, the communication device according to the changed list information.