Canon IXUS 245 HS, User Manual

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Connecting to a Computer
• If you use MAC address filtering on your wireless LAN, be sure to enter
the camera’s MAC address to your access point. You can check the MAC
address for your camera by choosing the [ 3 ] tab, [Wireless LAN Settings],
and then [Check MAC Address].
• The different types of security are as follows.
‑ None: Encryption is not used when connecting to an access point.
‑ WEP: A standard of encryption supported by most wireless LAN devices.
‑ WPA‑PSK (TKIP): An improved WEP standard that uses TKIP encryption.
‑ WPA‑PSK (AES): An improved WEP standard that uses AES encryption.
‑ WPA2‑PSK (TKIP): An improved WPA standard that uses TKIP encryption.
‑ WPA2‑PSK (AES): An improved WPA standard that uses AES encryption.
• AES uses higher security than TKIP.
• There is no difference in security levels between WPA and WPA2.
Computer Settings for Connecting to a
Wireless LAN (Windows only)
When using a Windows computer, wireless LAN connection settings on the
computer are necessary to connect to a camera wirelessly.
Confirm that your computer is connected to a wireless LAN, and then follow
each of the next steps.
Turning On Media Streaming and Network Discovery
If you activate media streaming, the camera will be able to detect and
search your computer when they are connected wirelessly.
If you activate network discovery, your computer will be able to detect and
search the camera.
1
Open the Control Panel window.
z z Click [Control Panel] from the Start menu.
2
Choose [Network and Internet].
z z Click [Network and Internet].
3
Choose [Network and Sharing
Center].
z z Click [Network and Sharing Center].
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