An information processing apparatus that communicates directly with an external apparatus using wireless communication includes a plurality of network interfaces, a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of different network information respectively assigned to the plurality of network interfaces, an identification unit that identifies a user who logged in the information processing apparatus, a selection unit that selects, as network information to be transmitted directly to the external apparatus using the wireless communication, at least one network information corresponding to the identified user from among the stored plurality of pieces of network information, and a transmission unit that transmits the selected network information directly to the external apparatus using the wireless communication.