A server registers a user ID for identifying a user and consumable component information corresponding to a consumable component selected by the user in a condition where a connection between the server and a device via the Internet has not been established. The server registers a device ID for identifying the device after the connection between the server and the device via the Internet has been established for the first time. In response to receiving related information related to the service, the server communicates with a service providing server using the user ID and the consumable component information.