An Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled electronic device (200) and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method according to an embodiment includes establishing, by the electronic device (200), a short-range communication with a first external device (300) by positioning the electronic device within a predetermined vicinity of the first external device (so-called tagging); receiving, by the electronic device (200), at least one of device information and user information from the first external device (300) through the communication; and transmitting, by the electronic device (200), a remote control signal to at least one second external device (100; 400; 500; 600; 700), based on the at least one of the device information and the user information.