AutoIP Network Configuration for Multi-Interface Peripherals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network setting methods for peripheral devices with multiple interfaces are labor-intensive and user-unfriendly, requiring manual IP address setting and multiple steps for configuration, which can lead to errors and increased setup time, especially when switching between interfaces or during initial installation.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and peripheral device system that uses a predetermined network interface for setting multiple interfaces, with AutoIP for wired connections to automate IP address determination, reducing user labor and error by simplifying the network setting process through interface switching and confirmation mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual IP address setting is required for network configuration, then connection reliability can be ensured, but user labor and setup time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The peripheral apparatus performs preliminary actions by automatically determining its own IP address through AutoIP before the setting utility attempts to connect. This preliminary self-configuration eliminates the need for manual IP setting by the user while ensuring the apparatus is ready for connection, thus reducing setup time without compromising connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The peripheral apparatus serves itself by autonomously determining its IP address using AutoIP functionality. Instead of requiring user intervention to manually configure the IP address, the apparatus independently performs this configuration task, thereby reducing user labor and setup time while maintaining reliable connection capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple network interfaces are configured manually, then adaptability to different networks is improved, but device complexity and user labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration operations for multiple network interfaces into a single unified setting process. The setting utility can configure multiple interfaces simultaneously through one operation, which reduces the apparent complexity for users while maintaining the adaptability to handle different network configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The peripheral apparatus performs preliminary self-configuration of multiple network interfaces using AutoIP before the setting utility connects. This preliminary action handles the complexity of multiple interface configurations automatically, presenting users with a simplified single-operation setting process while maintaining versatility across different network types.
3Manufacturing precision
If setting is performed through multiple steps, then configuration accuracy can be ensured, but productivity and setup efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The setting utility incorporates feedback mechanisms that automatically verify configuration results after the setting process. This feedback loop ensures configuration accuracy by checking whether the settings were applied correctly, while eliminating the need for multiple manual verification steps, thus improving setup efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The peripheral apparatus performs preliminary self-configuration actions automatically before the setting utility connects. This preliminary action completes the configuration process in advance, and the setting utility only needs to verify and confirm, thereby ensuring accuracy while significantly improving setup efficiency by reducing the number of steps required.
4Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If connection confirmation is performed manually, then detection of erroneous settings is improved, but loss of time and user labor increase
Solution Approach 1:
The setting utility automatically performs connection confirmation and provides feedback to the user about the success or failure of the setting process. This automated feedback mechanism enables error detection without requiring manual verification steps, thereby improving error detection capability while reducing confirmation time and user labor.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-verification of the configuration through automated connection confirmation. The peripheral apparatus and setting utility work together to automatically detect whether the settings were applied correctly, eliminating the need for manual error detection by the user, thus improving detection capability while reducing time and labor requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus according to this embodiment performs network setting of a peripheral apparatus having a plurality of communication interfaces. The information processing apparatus is connected to the peripheral apparatus using a predetermined communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces, and sets the communication interfaces of the peripheral apparatus via the predetermined communication interface. An IP address used for connection during these network settings is determined using AutoIP, if the type of predetermined communication interface is a wired communication interface.