Default Gateway Setting Restriction in Multi-LAN Information Processing Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for setting default gateways in image processing apparatuses connected to multiple LANs are not user-friendly, leading to potential operational mistakes that can disrupt intended routing control, and it is difficult for administrators to determine which default gateway is valid when different settings are made on different screens.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a mechanism where the default route is not settable via the routing path setting screen, and if a default gateway is set, it is prioritized using a specific method, with settings restricted to a single screen to improve network setting convenience in information processing apparatuses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If default gateway settings are allowed on both the existing setting screen and the routing path setting screen, then users can set default gateways through multiple methods, but it becomes difficult to determine which default gateway is actually valid and may lead to operational mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the default gateway setting function from the routing path setting screen, allowing it to be set only through the existing network settings screen. This separation prevents confusion by ensuring that default gateway settings and routing path settings are handled through distinct interfaces, making it clear which setting is valid and eliminating the possibility of conflicting configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If default gateway settings are allowed on both screens, then users have multiple options for configuration, but operational mistakes can disrupt intended routing control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the default gateway setting capability from the routing path setting screen, retaining it only in the network settings screen. This extraction ensures that default gateway configurations are made through a single, dedicated interface, preventing accidental overwrites and ensuring that routing control intentions are preserved without disruption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a preventive measure by designing the system architecture to disallow default gateway settings on the routing path screen from the outset. This preliminary anti-action prevents potential operational mistakes before they can occur, ensuring that only one setting location can modify the default gateway, thereby protecting the reliability of routing control.
3Ease of operation
If default gateway settings are allowed on both screens, then users can configure through different interfaces, but it is difficult to determine which setting is valid
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the default gateway setting function exclusively to the network settings screen, removing it from the routing path setting screen. This creates a single source of truth for default gateway configurations, making it immediately clear to administrators which setting is valid without requiring complex detection or validation logic.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus, for transmitting data to an external apparatus via a plurality of different communication interfaces, includes at least one memory that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the instructions to provide accepting a setting of a routing path, based on a user operation, and to provide restricting a routing path indicating a default route from being set through the accepting.