US Patent 7373392 File transfer data setting device

In order for the user to set new file transfer data, the image file transfer setting unit 30 acquires authentication data from a file transfer data table and displays a list of connections on the display unit 40. Next, the user uses the input unit 42 to select a desired connection from the list and also to input or select a folder 12 to be the transfer source and a hot folder 24 to be the transfer destination. The image file transfer setting unit 30 combines this data as new file transfer data and adds the data to the file transfer data table. In this way, the user can set new file transfer data using authentication data included in preset file transfer data, thereby facilitating the setting of file transfer data and the management of server authentication data.