An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to: generate print data; generate identification information, the identification information including a device name identifying a device communicably connected to the information processing apparatus via a network and a user name identifying the logged-in user; determine whether a setting value is designated for a particular print setting; read a setting value associated with the particular print setting from a memory when a setting value is not designated for the particular print setting, the memory storing one or more print settings, a setting value for each print setting, and identification information in association; and transmit, to the device communicably connected to the information processing apparatus, the print data having a print command corresponding to the particular print setting.