Patent attributes
A device-installation-information distribution apparatus for distributing device installation information including a function of installing program on an information processing apparatus to enable the information processing apparatus to use a device over a network and a function of configuring operation settings of the program includes a distribution request obtaining unit configured to obtain a distribution request, which is transmitted from the information processing apparatus, requesting to distribute the device installation information, a device-installation-information update unit configured to obtain login information for use in logging into the information processing apparatus at a privilege authorized to install software based on the obtained distribution request and device installation information for the target device and update the device installation information by adding the login information to the device installation information, and a device-installation-information distribution unit configured to transmit the updated device installation information to the information processing apparatus.
