A console switch selectively connects a terminal to a port of an
information processing device that has a plural number of ports connected
through a network. This console switch includes: a first unit that
obtains port information from the terminal, the port information
specifying the port; and a second unit that refers to a predetermined
database in accordance with the port information obtained by the first
unit, and establishes a connection path between the terminal and the port
of the information processing device.