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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Yoshimasa Kawana, Tokyo, JP;
Akiko Hirahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshimasa Kawana, Tokyo, JP;
Akiko Hirahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A management apparatus that causes control unit to execute first management software for managing a plurality of devices on a network comprises: a first storing unit which stores authentication information to be used to access a device using a function of the first management software; a second storing unit configured to store authentication information to be used to access the device using a function of second management software that is added to the first management software to add a new function; a registration unit configured to register the device to be managed by the second management software; and a second setting unit configured to set the authentication information to be used to access the device using the function of the second management software.
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