The present invention provide an optical network termination apparatus and method which connects a user network to an optical access network for monitor control from a user network and performs a part of functions of a user terminal such as a personal computer connected to a user network, thereby monitor control on the apparatus from the user network can be realized. A method for managing tasks includes executing tasks, determining whether to manage the executed tasks, generating a termination processing signal for terminating a first executed task according to the determination result, and terminating the first executed task according to the termination processing signal. The wireless communication tag includes such information as a print device destination address, and the capabilities of the print device matching the destination address.