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Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
Camera Access Point
In this mode the camera itself serves as a wireless access point to which other Wi-Fi-enabled devices can
connect. Initially, basic settings for a Camera Access Point connection are configured in the camera and you can
use the default settings to connect immediately to the camera.
Follow the procedure below if you wish to change the settings.
1 Open the [Browser Remote] setup screen/submenu.
Setup screen:
[NETWORK]
>
[Browser Remote]
Monitoring menu:
[System Setup] (
B
)
>
[Network Settings]
>
[Browser Remote]
• The current connection configuration appears on the control display. Turn the SELECT dial to scroll through
all the connection settings.
2 Change the connection method.
Setup screen: [OPTIONS]
>
[Connection Method]
Monitoring menu: From the same submenu select [Connection Method].
3 Select [Camera Access Point] and then press SET.
4 Change the SSID (network name) the camera will use as a Wi-Fi access point.
Setup screen: [SSID]
>
[EDIT]
Monitoring menu: [SSID]
>
[Input]
• Enter the desired network name using the keyboard screen (
A
• The network name is needed to connect the network device to the camera. If necessary, write it down.
5 Select the frequency band for the Wi-Fi connection.
[Frequency]
>
[5 GHz] or [2.4 GHz]
>
press SET
6 Select the Wi-Fi channel.
[Channel]
>
desired channel
>
press SET
• Available channels will be different depending on the wireless connection mode selected in the previous step
and the model of wireless file transmitter used. For details, refer to the “Areas of Use and Restrictions” leaflet
supplied with the optional WFT-E6 or WFT-E8 Wireless File Transmitter.
7 Select the encryption method.
[Authn/Encr Method]
>
[WPA2-PSK/AES] or [Open/No encryption]
>
press SET
• If you selected [Open/No encryption], the rest of the procedure is not necessary.
8 Change the default password.
Setup screen: Select [Password] and press SET.
Monitoring menu: [Password]
>
[Input]
>
press SET
• Enter the desired text using the keyboard screen (
A
37).
• This password is needed to connect the network device to the camera. If necessary, write it down.
Connecting in Infrastructure Mode
1 Open the [IP Streaming] or [FTP Transfer] setup screen/submenu.
Setup screen:
[NETWORK]
>
[IP Streaming] or [FTP Transfer]*
Monitoring menu:
[System Setup] (
B
)
>
[Network Settings]
>
[IP Streaming] or [FTP Transfer]**
* The camera will switch automatically to playback mode when you select [FTP Transfer].
** From the playback screen only.
• The current connection configuration appears on the control display. Turn the SELECT dial to scroll through
all the connection settings.
2 Change the connection method.
Setup screen: [OPTIONS]
>
[Connection Method]
Monitoring menu: From the same submenu select [Connection Method].
