Device management apparatus, control method, and storage medium

A control method for a device management apparatus for communicating with an information obtaining apparatus operating in a second network connected to a first network, and managing a device connected to the first network, the method comprising:

• an extracting step of, when receiving a device information obtaining request from the information obtaining apparatus, extracting a communication protocol usable by the information obtaining apparatus from the device information obtaining request;
• a first requesting step of, when the device connected to the first network is not currently operating using the communication protocol extracted in said extracting step, and the device is able to activate the communication protocol, requesting the device to activate the communication protocol;
• a second requesting step of, when the device has successfully activated the communication protocol in response to the request in said first requesting step, and access settings for the device need to be changed, requesting the device to change the access settings;
• a creating step of, when the device has successfully changed the access settings in response to the request in said second requesting step, creating a response concerning device information to the information obtaining apparatus;
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• a sending step of sending the response created in said creating step to the information obtaining apparatus;
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• an instruction step of giving an instruction to change the access settings for the device connected to the first network,
• wherein in accordance with the instruction to change the access settings by said instruction step, said second requesting step registers an address of the information obtaining apparatus on an access permission list which the device has.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program having a computer-readable program code executable by a computer to execute a control method for a device management apparatus for communicating with an information obtaining apparatus operating in a second network connected to a first network, and managing a device connected to the first network, the method comprising:

• an extracting step of, when receiving a device information obtaining request from the information obtaining apparatus, extracting a communication protocol usable by the information obtaining apparatus from the device information obtaining request;
• a first requesting step of, when the device connected to the first network is not currently operating using the communication protocol extracted in said extracting step, and the device is able to activate the communication protocol, requesting the device to activate the communication protocol;
• a second requesting step of, when the device has successfully activated the communication protocol in response to the request in said first requesting step, and access settings for the device need to be changed, requesting the device to change the access settings;
• a creating step of, when the device has successfully changed the access settings in response to the request in said second requesting step, creating a response concerning device information to the information obtaining apparatus;
• a sending step of sending the response created in said creating step to the information obtaining apparatus;
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• an instruction step of giving an instruction to change the access settings for the device connected to the first network,
• wherein in accordance with the instruction to change the access settings by said instruction step, said second requesting step registers an address of the information obtaining apparatus on an access permission list which the device has.