Abstract: Provided is an image reading apparatus including a DLNA device search unit to search for at least one DLNA device capable of being connected to the image reading apparatus; a communication interface to obtain device information regarding the searched at least one DLNA device; a user interface to receive a scan-to-DLNA command, to display a list of the searched at least one DLNA device, and receive a selection of a DLNA device to which the document is transmitted from among the displayed at least one DLNA device; a scanning unit to generate a scanned image by scanning the document; and a controlling unit to control the communication interface to transmit the scanned image to the selected DLNA device.

Abstract: A data management method of a fax apparatus, the data management method includes setting a storage option of fax data, receiving at least one fax data, and storing at least one received fax data as a single file according to the set storage option.