A medium processing apparatus includes a medium processing mechanism that processes a medium, a first board configured to communicate with an external apparatus by a first communication method and control the medium processing mechanism, a second board configured to communicate with the first board by the first communication method, a third board configured to communicate with the second board by the first communication method and communicate with the external apparatus by a second communication method different from the first communication method, a switcher that switches a communication destination of the first board to the second board or the external apparatus, and a notification section that makes, when the communication destination of the first board is switched to the second board by the switcher, a notification of communication information based on the second communication method.

Embodiments of a fax system with adaptive protocol selection, and methods for such a system, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a fax system may be adapted to selectively configure the protocol (both the type of protocol or aspects of a particular protocol) used in association with the transmission or reception of a specific fax. The configuration of the protocol utilized can be based on one or more attributes associated with a sender or a destination. The fax can then be transmitted or received according to those configuration parameters.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor that is programmed to acquire an organization information from another apparatus. In response to determining that: i) an organization information of the information processing apparatus and an organization information of the another apparatus do not match; and (ii) an authentication information set in the information processing apparatus remains to be a default setting, the processor is programmed to make no response to, or reject, an access request from the another apparatus.

Embodiments of a fax system with adaptive protocol selection, and methods for such a system, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a fax system may be adapted to selectively configure the protocol (both the type of protocol or aspects of a particular protocol) used in association with the transmission or reception of a specific fax. The configuration of the protocol utilized can be based on one or more attributes associated with a sender or a destination. The fax can then be transmitted or received according to those configuration parameters.

Embodiments of a fax system with adaptive protocol selection, and methods for such a system, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a fax system may be adapted to selectively configure the protocol (both the type of protocol or aspects of a particular protocol) used in association with the transmission or reception of a specific fax. The configuration of the protocol utilized can be based on one or more attributes associated with a sender or a destination. The fax can then be transmitted or received according to those configuration parameters.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor that is programmed to acquire an organization information from another apparatus. In response to determining that: i) an organization information of the information processing apparatus and an organization information of the another apparatus do not match; and (ii) an authentication information set in the information processing apparatus remains to be a default setting, the processor is programmed to make no response to, or reject, an access request from the another apparatus.

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit and a controller. The receiving unit receives an access request from another apparatus. If an IP address of the own apparatus is a global IP address, the controller makes no response to or reject the access request unless a predetermined condition indicating that the other apparatus belongs to an organization to which the own apparatus belongs is satisfied.

A communication device includes a processor and a memory storing wireless information used for establishing wireless connection with a specific access point and instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the communication device to: search a first-type master station device for a first-type wireless network identified by a first predetermined character string; and search a second-type master station device for a second-type wireless network identified by a second predetermined character string in a case different from a case where the number of first-type target device found as a search result for the first-type master station device is one. The instructions, when executed, further causing the communication device to establish wireless connection with a second-type target device that is the second-type master station and join the second-type wireless network; and transmit the wireless information to the second-type target device by using the second-type wireless network.

A method of processing image data comprising detecting, by a first device, a user input, capturing, at the first device, image data in response to the detection of the user input, sending, by the first device, the image data, upon capturing the image data, sending, by the first device, information either to access the image data for at least one second device while the at least one second device is in the vicinity of the first device, or not otherwise.

A method of processing image data comprising receiving, information about a first device, by at least one second device, wherein the information is for transferring image data to the at least one second device, in response to the receipt of the information about the first device, sending, by the at least one second device, a request to receive image data of the first device, receiving image data depending on information either to access the image data for the at least one second device while the at least one second device is in the vicinity of the first device, or not otherwise.

A method of processing image data comprising, receiving, by a server, image data from a first device, either sending, by the server, the image data to at least one second device or not, depending on information either to access the image data for the at least one second device while the at least one second device is in the vicinity of the first device, or not otherwise.

A first device, a second device, and a server for processing the image data.

Embodiments of a fax system with adaptive protocol selection, and methods for such a system, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a fax system may be adapted to selectively configure the protocol (both the type of protocol or aspects of a particular protocol) used in association with the transmission or reception of a specific fax. The configuration of the protocol utilized can be based on one or more attributes associated with a sender or a destination. The fax can then be transmitted or received according to those configuration parameters.