JP5740999B2 - Remote setting system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote setting system, and more particularly to a remote setting system for setting a network device such as an AV (Audio and Visual) device using a client such as a PC (Personal Computer).

  There are AV devices that support the Internet radio function. In order to listen to Internet radio programs using such AV equipment, it is necessary to set the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the web server that provides the Internet radio in the AV equipment.

  Patent Document 1 describes an information home appliance setting method that allows a user to change the setting of an information home appliance such as an Internet radio device by operating an information home appliance control device such as a PC. The information home appliance stores home appliance setting information in which the URL of a content providing server that provides Internet radio is described. The PC receives and displays the home appliance setting information from the information home appliance. When an update command for home appliance setting information is input, the PC transmits an update command signal to the information home appliance. The information home appliance updates the home appliance setting information based on the update command signal. Thus, when setting information home appliances using a PC or the like, the web browser is used as a setting interface for inputting an update command. The home appliance setting information is displayed in the bookmark field of the web browser.

  There is also an AV device that stores interface data in which a setting interface is recorded. In this case, the PC acquires interface data from the AV device and displays the setting interface using the interface data.

  However, when the interface data is stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) of the AV device, the interface data cannot be rewritten, and the setting interface cannot be changed. In AV equipment, even if the memory for storing interface data is rewritable, the interface data may not be rewritten depending on the capacity of the memory. Since the interface data is stored in the AV device, it becomes difficult to change the interface data in which the setting interface is recorded.

JP 2006-318376 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a remote setting system capable of easily changing a setting interface used for setting a network device.

Means and effects for solving the problems

  The remote setting system of the present invention includes an interface providing server, a network device, and a client. The interface providing server is connected to the global network. The network device is connected to the local network. The client is connected to the local network, can communicate with the interface providing server via the global network, and sets a network device. The interface providing server includes interface data transmission means. The interface data transmission means transmits the interface data to the client when the client is requested to transmit the interface data including the setting interface used for setting the network device. The client includes request means, display means, and data transmission means. The requesting unit requests the interface providing server to transmit interface data. When receiving the interface data, the display means displays the setting interface based on the received interface data. The setting data transmission means creates network device setting data based on information input to the setting interface, and transmits the created setting data to the network device.

  According to the present invention, the interface providing server transmits interface data including the setting interface to the client. Thereby, since the network device does not have to store the interface data, the setting interface can be easily changed.

  Preferably, the remote setting system further includes a management server. The management server is connected to the global network and can communicate with network devices and clients via the global network. The management server includes a registration unit, a detection unit, and a notification unit. When the registration unit receives registration information including local identification information for identifying a network device in the local network from the network device, the registration unit associates the registration information with the first global identification information for identifying the network device in the global network. Register in the database. When the access from the client is accepted, the detection means detects registration information from the database based on the first global identification information and the second global identification information that identifies the client in the global network. The notification means notifies the client of the local identification information included in the registration information when the registration information is detected. The setting data transmission unit transmits the setting data to the network device using the local identification information notified by the notification unit.

  The client can automatically acquire the local identification information of the network device from the management server. The user does not have to input the local IP address of the network device when operating the client to set the network device.

  Preferably, the client further includes a determination unit. The determination means uses the local identification information to acquire function specifying information for specifying a function of the network device from the network device, and determines whether the network device has an Internet radio function based on the acquired function specifying information. To do.

  When the client determines that the network device has the Internet radio function, the client can display a setting interface related to the Internet radio function.

  The program according to the present invention is used in the above-described remote setting system.

It is a network diagram which shows the structure of the remote setting system by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of PC shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the management server shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the interface provision server shown in FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the remote setting system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the data registered into the database shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the server program shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the web page which the management server shown in FIG. 1 produces. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the web browser shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the web page which the interface provision server shown in FIG. 1 produces.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a remote setting system according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the remote setting system includes a PC 1, AV devices 2 and 8, a router 3, a management server 4, and an interface providing server 5. The PC 1 and the AV devices 2 and 8 are connected to the LAN 7 by being connected to the router 3. The LAN 7 is built in the home of the user of the PC 1. The PC 1 and the AV devices 2 and 8 can communicate with the management server 4 and the interface providing server 5 via the Internet 6 which is a global network.

  The PC 1 is a client operated by the user. The AV device 2 is a network device having an Internet radio function. A user can listen to a program distributed from a web server (not shown) that provides Internet radio (hereinafter referred to as a radio server) using the AV device 2. The AV device 8 does not have an Internet radio function.

  In the following, unless otherwise specified, when a description common to the AV devices 2 and 8 is given, the description will be focused on the AV device 2 and a description of the AV device 8 will be omitted.

  The router 3 connects the Internet 6 and a local network LAN 7 to each other. The router 3 has a global IP address and a local IP address. The global IP address is global identification information that identifies a network device such as the router 3 in the Internet 6. The local IP address is local identification information that identifies a network device such as the router 3 in the LAN 7.

  The management server 4 receives the registration information including the local IP address of the AV device 2 and registers the received registration information. The management server 4 notifies the PC 1 of the local IP address of the AV device 2 when a search for a device accessible by the PC 1 in the LAN 7 is requested from the PC 1. The interface providing server 5 provides a setting interface used for setting the Internet radio function of the AV device 2.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the PC 1. Referring to FIG. 2, the PC 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a memory 12, a display 13, a network interface 14, and an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 15.

  The CPU 11 controls the PC 1 by executing a program loaded in the memory 12. The program executed by the CPU 11 includes a script generated by the management server 4. The network interface 14 communicates with a computer connected to the Internet 6 or the LAN 7 using a protocol such as TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) / IP (Internet Protocol).

  The HDD 15 stores a web browser 16 and setting data 17. The web browser 16 is software that displays a web page transmitted from the management server 4 or the interface providing server 5 on the display 13. When the web page includes a script, the web browser 16 executes the script. The web browser 16 corresponds to a script language such as VBScript or JavaScript (registered trademark). The setting data 17 is data in which setting parameters for the Internet radio function of the AV device 2 are written.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the management server 4. With reference to FIG. 3, the management server 4 includes a CPU 41, a memory 42, a network interface 43, and an HDD 44.

  The CPU 41 controls the management server 4 by executing a program loaded in the memory 42. The network interface 43 communicates with a computer connected to the Internet 6 or the LAN 7 using a protocol such as TCP / IP. The HDD 44 stores a server program 45 and a database 48. The server program 45 is a program that performs processing according to access from the PC 1 and the AV device 2. Registration information transmitted from the AV device 2 is registered in the database 48.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the interface providing server 5. Referring to FIG. 4, interface providing server 5 includes CPU 51, memory 52, network interface 53, and HDD 54.

  The CPU 51 executes the program loaded in the memory 52 and controls the interface providing server 5. The network interface 53 communicates with a computer connected to the Internet 6 or the LAN 7 using a protocol such as TCP / IP. The HDD 54 stores a server program 55 and interface data 56. The server program 55 transmits interface data 56 to the PC 1 in response to the request from the PC 1. The interface data 56 is data in which the setting interface of the AV device 2 is recorded.

{Operation overview}
The user can use the setting interface provided by the interface providing server 5 to input setting parameters for the Internet radio function of the AV device 2. The outline of the operation of the remote setting system will be described below.

  The AV device 2 transmits registration information including the local IP address of the AV device 2 to the management server 4. Registration information of the AV device 2 is registered in the database 48. The management server 4 detects registration information of the AV device 2 from the database 48 when accessed from the PC 1. The management server 4 extracts a local IP address from the detected registration information, generates a script that requests the device (AV device 2) having the extracted local IP address to transmit the model name, and transmits the script to the PC 1 To do.

  The PC 1 executes the generated script to check whether the AV device 2 is compatible with the Internet radio function. If the AV device 2 is compatible with the Internet radio function, the PC 1 downloads the interface data 56 from the interface providing server 5 and displays the setting interface. The user inputs setting parameters relating to the Internet radio function to the setting interface. The PC 1 transmits setting data 17 in which setting parameters are recorded to the AV device 2.

  Thus, in the remote setting system according to the present embodiment, the interface providing server 5 provides a setting interface for the AV device 2. Thereby, the setting interface can be easily changed.

{Details of operation of remote setting system}
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of each device of the remote setting system. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing data registered in the database 48. With reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6, operation | movement of each apparatus which comprises a remote setting system is demonstrated. Unless otherwise specified, it is assumed that the power sources of the AV devices 2 and 8 are turned off.

  First, the user of the PC 1 connects the AV device 2 to the LAN 7 and turns on the AV device 2. The AV device 2 receives a local IP address assignment from a router 3 having a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function.

  The AV device 2 creates registration information 49C in which the assigned local IP address and subnet mask are set (step S1). The registration information 49C includes time information indicating an expiration date. The expiration date may be set by the user. Alternatively, the expiration date may be set by the AV device 2. In this case, the AV device 2 holds time information (for example, 30 minutes) that is a parameter for setting an expiration date. The AV device 2 sets the time 30 minutes after the creation time of the registration information 49C as the expiration date. The AV device 2 transmits registration information 49C to the management server 4 based on the URL of the management server 4 set in advance (step S2). The AV device 2 may transmit the registration information 49C to the management server 4 in accordance with a user operation.

  When receiving the registration information 49C, the management server 4 activates the server program 45 and registers the received registration information 49C in the database 48 (step S3). The database 48 has registration information 49A, 49B, 49C. The reference number is a unique number assigned to each of the registration information 49A to 49C.

  The server program 45 newly generates a reference number “0003” in order to register the registration information 49C in the database 48. The server program 45 acquires the transmission source address (global IP address of the router 3) of the registration packet from the communication packet (registration packet) in which the registration information 49C is encapsulated. The transmission source address of the registration packet is used as a global IP address that identifies the AV device 2 on the Internet 6. The server program 45 registers, in the database 48, registration information 49C in which the reference number “0003” is associated with the transmission source address of the registration packet.

  After turning on the AV device 2, the user activates the web browser 16 and instructs the web browser 16 to access the management server 4. The web browser 16 transmits a search request for searching for a device connected to the LAN 7 to the management server 4 (step S4).

  The server program 45 executes a search process in response to the search request (step S5). FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the server program 45 that executes the search process (step S5). Referring to FIG. 7, the server program 45 deletes registration information whose expiration date has passed from the database 48 (step S51). The server program 45 searches the database 48 for registration information of a device that is likely to be connected to the LAN 7 (step S52).

  When transferring the search request to the management server 4, the router 3 creates a communication packet (search request packet) encapsulating the search request. The source address of the search request packet is the global IP address of the router 3. When searching the database 48, the server program 45 uses the source address of the search request packet as a global IP address that identifies the PC 1 on the Internet 6. Referring to FIG. 6, the global IP address associated with registration information 49C matches the source address of the search request packet. The server program 45 detects registration information 49 </ b> C as detection registration information indicating a candidate for a device connected to the LAN 7.

  When the detection registration information is not detected (No in step S53), an error display page (not shown) is generated (step S56). The error display page is a web page notifying that a device connected to the LAN 7 has not been detected. When the PC 1 displays the error display page, the user may instruct the AV device 2 to transmit the registration information 49C and access the management server 4 again.

  When the detection registration information is detected (Yes in step S53), the server program 45 generates a model acquisition script based on the detection registration information (step S54). When the detection registration information is the registration information 49C, the model acquisition script is a program that requests the device (AV device 2) having the local IP address “192.168.0.3” to transmit the model name. When a plurality of pieces of detection registration information are detected, a model acquisition script corresponding to each detection registration information is generated. The server program 45 creates a result display page 140 showing the search result (step S55).

  FIG. 8 shows the result display page 140. Referring to FIG. 8, when the result display page 140 is created, each column of the search result list 141 is blank, and the setting start button 143 is not displayed. The model acquisition script is embedded in the result display page 140.

  Referring to FIG. 5, management server 4 transmits created result display page 140 to PC 1 (step S6). The web browser 16 displays the result display page 140 received from the management server 4 on the display 13 (step S7). After displaying the result display page 140, the web browser 16 executes the model acquisition script. Thereby, a model name request for requesting transmission of the model name is transmitted to the AV device 2 (step S8). Since the power source of the AV device 8 is off, a model acquisition script corresponding to the AV device 8 is not created. Therefore, the model name request is not transmitted to the AV device 8.

  Note that the model acquisition script may check whether the model name request transmission target (AV device 2) is operating before transmitting the model name request (step S8). For example, the model acquisition script transmits a model name request to the AV device 2 after confirming that the AV device 2 is operating using ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol). Thereby, since a model name request is not transmitted to a device that is not operating, it is possible to prevent devices that cannot be set with the Internet radio function from being displayed in the search result list 141.

  The AV device 2 incorporates a response program that responds to the model name request. The response program transmits model information including the model name of the AV device 2 to the PC 1 (step S9). The model acquisition script determines whether or not the AV device 2 has the Internet radio function based on the received model information. The model acquisition script updates the result display page 140 based on the model information and the determination result.

  The process executed by the model acquisition script will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the model acquisition script.

  The model acquisition script transmits a model name request to the AV device 2 after the result display page 140 is displayed on the display 13 (step S101). Step S101 corresponds to step S8. The AV device 2 transmits the model information to the PC 1 (step S9).

  When receiving the model information (Yes in step S102), the model acquisition script displays the model name of the AV device 2 in the search result list 141 based on the received model information (step S103). At this time, the local IP address and model name of the AV device 2 are displayed in the search result list 141. Referring to FIG. 8, the search result list 141 displays the model name “TNR905” and the local IP address “192.168.0.3” of the AV device 2 in association with the detection number “1”.

  If the model acquisition script cannot receive the model information (No in step S102), it is determined that the AV device 2 is not operating. The model acquisition script displays the local IP address of the AV device 2 in the search result list 141 and displays a message on the display 13 indicating that the device to be set (AV device 2) is not operating (step 13). S106). In this case, the user confirms whether the power of the AV device 2 is turned on, whether the LAN cable is connected to the AV device 2, or the like. Thereafter, the user may instruct the web browser 16 to transmit a search request (step S4).

  The model acquisition script determines whether the AV device 2 has the Internet radio function based on the model information (step S104). When generating the model acquisition script, the server program 45 sets the corresponding device data in which the model name of the device corresponding to the Internet radio function is set in the model acquisition script. The model acquisition script checks whether the model name of the AV device 2 is included in the corresponding device data.

  If the model name of the AV device 2 is not included in the corresponding device data (No in step S104), the model acquisition script displays a message on the display 13 notifying that the AV device 2 is not compatible with Internet radio. (Step S106).

  On the other hand, if the model name of the AV device 2 is included in the corresponding device data (Yes in step S104), the model acquisition script displays a setting start button 143 on the right side of the search result list 141 (step S105). The setting start button 143 is associated with the URL of the interface providing server 5. When model names of a plurality of devices are displayed in the search result list 141, the setting start button 143 is displayed for each device.

  Here, a case where the power of the AV device 8 is turned on and registration information of the AV device 8 is registered in the database 48 will be described. In this case, the IP address of the AV devices 2 and 8 is displayed in the search result list 141. Since the AV device 8 does not have the Internet radio function, a message that the AV device 8 does not support the Internet radio function is displayed. The setting start button 143 corresponding to the AV device 2 is displayed, but the setting start button 143 corresponding to the AV device 8 is not displayed. Therefore, the user can easily determine which of the devices displayed in the search result list 141 is a device having the Internet radio function.

  Referring to FIGS. 5 and 8, the user clicks on setting start button 143 corresponding to detection number “1”. Thereby, the web browser 16 requests the interface providing server 5 to display the setting interface (step S10). The server program 55 transmits the interface data 56 to the PC 1 (Step S11). The web browser 16 displays the setting interface 150 on the display 13 using the received interface data 56 (step S12).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a setting interface 150 provided by the interface providing server 5. Referring to FIG. 10, setting interface 150 is a web page used for inputting setting parameters of the Internet radio function. When the setting interface 150 is created, the text boxes 151 and 152 are all blank.

  The user inputs setting parameters for the Internet radio function of the AV device 2 to the setting interface 150. Specifically, the user inputs the Internet radio service name provided by the radio server in the text boxes 151, 151,... And the URL of the radio server in the text boxes 152, 152,.

  The interface providing server 5 may transmit the setting interface 150 reflecting the information of the radio server recommended by the administrator or the like. In this case, in the text boxes 151 and 152, the service name and URL of the recommended radio server are input by default.

  The apply button 153 is associated with a transmission script for creating the setting data 17 and transmitting the setting data 17 to the AV device 2. When the web browser 16 requests display of the setting interface (step S10, see FIG. 5), it notifies the interface providing server 5 of the local IP address and model name of the AV device 2. The server program 55 creates a transmission script using the notified local IP address and model name.

  When the user clicks the apply button 153, the transmission script creates setting data 17 in which the service name input in the text boxes 151 and 152 is associated with the URL (step S13).

  The data structure of the setting data 17 varies depending on the model of the AV device 2. For this reason, the interface providing server 5 creates a transmission script that can create the setting data 17 having a data structure corresponding to the model of the AV device 2. Thereby, the setting data 17 can be reliably written to the AV device 2.

  The transmission script sets the local IP address of the AV device 2 as the transmission destination of the setting data 17. The transmission data 17 is transmitted to the AV device 2 (step S14). When receiving the setting data 17, the AV device 2 stores it in a memory (not shown). Thereby, the setting of the Internet radio function of the AV device 2 is completed.

  Thus, in the remote setting system according to the present embodiment, the user sets the Internet radio function of the AV device 2 using the setting interface 150 provided by the interface providing server 5. Thereby, the setting interface 150 can be easily improved.

  The PC 1 requests the management server 4 to search for the AV device 2 and executes the model acquisition script created by the management server 4 to acquire the IP address of the AV device 2. Thereby, the user can set the AV device 2 without inputting the IP address of the AV device 2 to the PC 1.

  The model acquisition script determines whether the AV device 2 is compatible with the Internet radio function based on the model information acquired from the AV device 2. As a result, the PC 1 can acquire a setting interface corresponding to the function of the AV device 2 from the interface providing server 5.

  When registration information of other LAN AV devices (hereinafter referred to as "external devices") is registered in the database 48, the AV device 2 and the external device may have the same local IP address. However, the external device information is not displayed in the search result list 141. The reason for this will be described by taking as an example a case where the LAN 7 and another LAN are connected to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) router. ISP routers assign different global IP addresses to the router 3 and other LAN routers. The registration information 49C of the AV device 2 and the registration information of the external device are associated with different global IP addresses when registered in the database 48. When the server program 45 receives a search request from the PC 1 (see step S4 and FIG. 5), it does not detect registration information of the external device. As a result, the information on the external device is not displayed in the search result list 141.

  An ISP router may assign a local IP address to the router 3 and another LAN router. In this case, in the database 48, the global IP address of the AV device 2 and the global IP address of the external device are the same. However, the search result list 141 does not display the MAC address of the external device. After displaying the search result list 141, the web browser 16 transmits a MAC address request in which the external device is set as the transmission destination, but the router 3 does not transfer the MAC address request addressed to the external device to another LAN. Therefore, the MAC address of the external device is not displayed in the search result list 141.

  Here, the reason why the expiration date is set in the registration information 49A to 49C will be described. Assume that the AV device 8 supports the Internet radio function. It is assumed that the registration information of the AV device 8 is first registered in the database 48, and the registration information 49C of the AV device 2 is registered next.

  Consider a case where the PC 1 transmits a search request in order for the user to set the AV device 2 (step S4). If no expiration date is set, the search result list 141 displays information on the AV devices 2 and 8. For this reason, the user cannot specify the AV device 2 to be set from the search result list 141. However, by setting an expiration date in the registration information, the server program 45 can delete the registration information of the AV device 8 before starting the search for the registration information 49C. Since only the information of the AV device 2 is displayed in the search result list 141, the user can easily specify the AV device 2 from the search result list 41.

{Modification}
In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the user gives an instruction to search for a device connected to the LAN 7 after the AV device 2 is turned on. However, the user may turn on the AV device 2 after displaying the result display page 140 on the PC 1. When the registration information 49C is registered in the database 48, the server program 45 determines whether or not the registration information 49C is detection registration information. Since the registration information 49C is the detection registration information, the server program 45 creates an update result display page 140 and transmits it to the PC 1. The user of the PC 1 can easily identify the AV device 2 connected to the LAN 7 by referring to the updated result display page 140.

  In the above embodiment, when a plurality of pieces of detection registration information are detected, the server program 45 may determine the priority order of the devices displayed in the search result list 141.

  It is considered that the time lag from when the user of the PC 1 turns on the AV device 2 until the search for the AV device 2 is instructed is within several tens of minutes. Therefore, the management server 4 can infer that the detection registration information registered at the time closest to the reception time of the search request (step S4) corresponds to the AV device 2. Therefore, the server program 45 determines the priority order of each detection registration information in ascending order of the difference between the reception time of the search request (step S4) and the time when the detection registration information is registered in the database 48. Even if information about a plurality of devices is displayed in the search result list 141, the user can easily estimate which information corresponds to the AV device 2.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the interface providing server 5 provides the setting interface 150 to the PC 1 has been described. However, the management server 4 and the interface providing server 5 may be the same server.

  In the above embodiment, the interface providing server 5 provides a setting interface for setting the Internet radio function of the AV device 2, but the setting target device may be a network device such as a home appliance that can be connected to the network. When the device to be set is an air conditioner, the interface providing server 5 may provide a setting interface for the timer function of the air conditioner. That is, the interface providing server 5 may be any device that provides an interface for setting network devices.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the PC 1 is used as a client for setting a network device has been described. However, the client may be any device that can display web pages such as the result display page 140 and the setting interface 150 such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) or a mobile phone.

  In the above embodiment, the example has been described in which the AV device 2 transmits the registration information 49C in which the local IP address of the AV device 2 is set. However, the AV device 2 may use a host name as local identification information instead of the local IP address.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the operation acquisition script acquires model information including the model name of the AV device 2 has been described. However, the action acquisition script may acquire function specifying information that can specify that the AV device 2 has the Internet radio function, such as the product number of the AV device 2.

  While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments are merely examples for carrying out the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented by appropriately modifying the above-described embodiment without departing from the spirit thereof.

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Claims (3)

An interface providing server connected to the global network;
A network device connected to the local network;
A client connected to the local network, capable of communicating with the interface providing server via the global network, and setting the network device;
A management server connected to the global network and capable of communicating with the network device and the client via the global network;
The interface providing server includes:
An interface data transmission unit configured to transmit the interface data to the client when requested by the client to transmit interface data including a setting interface used for setting the network device;
The client
Request means for requesting the interface providing server to transmit the interface data;
When receiving the interface data, display means for displaying the setting interface based on the received interface data;
Based on information input to the setting interface, the setting data for the network device is created, and setting data transmission means for transmitting the created setting data to the network device,
The management server
When registration information including local identification information for identifying the network device in the local network is received from the network device, the registration information corresponds to first global identification information for identifying the network device in the global network. Registration means to register with the database,
Detecting means for detecting the registration information from the database when the first global identification information matches the second global identification information for identifying the client in the global network when receiving an access from the client; ,
A notification means for notifying the client of the local identification information included in the registration information when the registration information is detected;
The setting data transmission unit is a remote setting system that transmits the setting data to the network device using the local identification information notified by the notification unit. The remote setting system according to claim 1,
The client further includes:
Using the local identification information, the function specifying information for specifying the function of the network device is acquired from the network device, and whether the network device has an Internet radio function based on the acquired function specifying information. A remote setting system comprising a determination means for determining. An interface providing server connected to the global network, a network device connected to the local network, and a setting interface of the network device connected to the local network is acquired from the interface providing server via the global network and acquired. Creating configuration data of the network device based on information input to the configured interface, a client for transmitting the created configuration data to the network device, connected to the global network, the network device, the client, and the client The management server in a remote setting system comprising a management server capable of communicating via a global network,
When registration information including local identification information for identifying the network device in the local network is received from the network device, the registration information corresponds to first global identification information for identifying the network device in the global network. Registration means to register with the database,
Detecting means for detecting the registration information from the database when the first global identification information matches the second global identification information for identifying the client in the global network when receiving an access from the client;
A program for functioning as notification means for notifying the client of the local identification information included in the registration information when the registration information is detected.

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