A communication device includes a communication unit carrying out a communication by a plurality of communication channels and a plurality of communication protocols and a management table including plural groups of registered information, wherein one group includes a communication channel and a communication protocol that can be used by a receiving communication device, and identification information used by the communication channel and the communication protocol. The communication device also includes a control unit obtaining the management table in advance, remote from the communication device, selecting one group of the registered information corresponding to the receiving communication device, and controlling the communication unit to carry out the communication using the selected group of registered information.