Apparatus and method for proper name resolution

摘要

An image processing apparatus to be coupled to a DNS server through a network includes a name registration requesting unit configured to transmit a registration request to the DNS server to request registration of a correspondence between a host name and address information of the image processing apparatus, and an alias registration requesting unit configured to transmit a registration request to the DNS server to request registration of a correspondence between a uniquely defined alias and the address information of the image processing apparatus.