Image forming apparatus having restricted usb socket

2:

• An image forming apparatus comprising:
• a plurality of USB sockets;
• and
• a controller that selectively executes a process of making, in mutually different manners, usable or unusable a device connected to a first USB socket of the plurality of USB sockets and a device connected to a second USB socket of the plurality of USB sockets different from the first USB socket;
• wherein
• a plurality of different types of devices usable with the first USB socket are set;
• one or a plurality of different types of devices usable with the second USB socket are set;
• at least one of the plurality of different types of devices set for the first USB socket is a USB memory device;
• and
• at least one of the plurality of different types of devices set for the second USB socket is a USB wireless device.

3:

• An image forming apparatus comprising:
• a plurality of USB sockets;
• and
• a controller that selectively executes a process of making, in mutually different manners, usable or unusable a device connected to a first USB socket of the plurality of USB sockets and a device connected to a second USB socket of the plurality of USB sockets that is different from the first USB socket;
• wherein
• only one type of device usable with the first USB socket is set;
• a plurality of different types of devices usable with the second USB socket are set;
• the only one type of device set for the first USB socket is a USB memory device;
• and
• at least one of the plurality of different types of devices set for the second USB socket is a USB wireless device.

4:

• The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:
• an operation input interface receiving an instruction from a user;
• wherein
• the first USB socket is located on a front side of the image forming apparatus where the operation input interface is located;
• and
• the second USB socket is located on a side other than the front side of the image forming apparatus.

9:

• The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:
• an operation input interface receiving an instruction from a user;
• wherein
• the first USB socket is located on a front side of the image forming apparatus where the operation input interface is located;
• and
• the second USB socket is located on a side other than the front side of the image forming apparatus.

13:

• An image forming apparatus comprising:
• a first USB socket at a first location on the image forming apparatus;
• a second USB socket at a second location on the image forming apparatus different from the first location, the second USB socket being usable with at least one device that is different from a device or devices usable with the first USB socket;
• and
• a controller that selectively executes a process of restricting use of one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket without affecting usability of the other one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket that is not restricted by the controller;
• wherein
• the device or devices usable with the first USB socket includes a USB memory device;
• and
• the at least one device usable with the second USB socket includes a USB wireless device.

14:

• The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein
• the at least one device usable with the second USB socket includes a USB memory device;
• and
• the controller performs the process of restricting use of the one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket such that the one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket restricted from use cannot read data from or store data to the USB memory device, and the other one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket not restricted from use can read data or store data to the USB memory device connected thereto.

15:

• The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, wherein
• the device or devices usable with the first USB socket includes a USB wireless device;
• and
• the controller performs the process of restricting use of the one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket such that the one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket restricted from use cannot transmit or receive data through the USB wireless device connected thereto and the other one of the first USB socket and the second USB socket not restricted from use is operable to transmit or receive data through the USB wireless device connected thereto.

16:

• The image forming apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:
• an operation input interface that receives an instruction from a user to input an instruction to the image forming apparatus to change a setting of the image forming apparatus;
• wherein
• the operation input interface is located on a first side of the image forming apparatus;
• the first USB socket is located on the first side of the image forming apparatus;
• and
• the second USB socket is located on a second side of the image forming apparatus opposite to the first side.