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What the WT-6 Can Do for You

Starting from “Wireless Connections” (

5), this manual describes how to

use the WT-6 to connect the camera to a computer or ftp server over a
wireless network. Once a connection has been established, you can:

Model Name: WT-6 (N1503) Model Name: WT-6A (N1526)
Model Name: WT-6B (N1527) Model Name: WT-6C (N1528)

Upload existing photos and movies

See the Network Guide,

Take or browse photos remotely

See the Network Guide,

FTP upload

Image transfer

ftp server

Computer

Camera control

HTTP server

Camera Control Pro 2

Smart device

Computer

Summary of Contents for WT-6

Page 1: ...ead For Your Safety page v After reading this manual keep it in a readily accessible place for future reference No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION WT 6 AMA16435 Printed in Europe SB5L01 11 6MWA5011 01 ...

Page 2: ...as been established you can Model Name WT 6 N1503 Model Name WT 6A N1526 Model Name WT 6B N1527 Model Name WT 6C N1528 1 Upload existing photos and movies See the Network Guide 045 See the Network Guide 014 2 Take or browse photos remotely See the Network Guide 018 See the Network Guide 021 FTP upload Image transfer ftp server Computer Camera control HTTP server Camera Control Pro 2 Smart device C...

Page 3: ...rt 3 Control multiple cameras See the Network Guide 049 Nikon Manual Viewer 2 Install the Nikon Manual Viewer 2 app on your smartphone or tablet to view Nikon digital camera manuals anytime anywhere Nikon Manual Viewer 2 can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store and Google Play Download of the app and any product manuals requires an Internet connection for which fees may be levied by you...

Page 4: ...that is subject to the terms of the Apple Public Source License located at URL http developer apple com opensource This file contains Original Code and or Modifications of Original Code as defined in and that are subject to the Apple Public Source License Version 2 0 the License You may not use this file except in compliance with the License Please obtain a copy of the License at http www opensour...

Page 5: ...or an unusual smell coming from the equipment immediately unplug the AC adapter and remove the battery taking care to avoid burns Continued operation could result in injury After removing the battery take the equipment to a Nikon authorized service center for inspection A Do not use in the presence of flammable gas Do not use electronic equipment in the presence of flammable gas as this could resu...

Page 6: ...ers or hearing aids and have bad influences on the medical devices Turn off this product or turn of all wireless communication functions such as wireless LAN where medical institutions prohibit use of this product Turn off this product or turn of all wireless communication functions such as wireless LAN if a medical device is used nearby even if use of this product is permitted by a relevant medic...

Page 7: ... Cuba Iran North Korea Sudan and Syria list subject to change The use of wireless devices may be prohibited in some countries or regions Contact a Nikon authorized service representative before using the wireless features of this product outside the country of purchase Copyright Comply with copyright notices Under copyright law photographs or recordings of copyrighted works made with the camera ca...

Page 8: ...rmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televis...

Page 9: ...of the aforementioned packets is being transmitted In other words this device automatically discontinue transmission in case of either absence of information to transmit or operational failure Co location This transmitter must not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC IC RF Exposure Statement The available scientific evidence does not show that any heal...

Page 10: ...int Do not dispose of as household waste Separate collection and recycling helps conserve natural resources and prevent negative consequences for human health and the environment that might result from incorrect disposal For more information contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management Declaration of Conformity A copy of the original DoC for our products as it relate...

Page 11: ...T 6 The 32 countries of the EU EFTA Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus the Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta the Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland the United Kingdom Australia Japan New Zealand Saudi Arabia South Africa Thailand Turkey 1 ...

Page 12: ...6 Indoor Infrastructure Access point Outdoor Infrastructure Prohibited Prohibited Access point WT 6A Indoor Infrastructure Access point Outdoor Infrastructure Prohibited Prohibited Access point WT 6B Indoor Infrastructure Access point Outdoor Infrastructure Access point WT 6C Indoor Infrastructure Access point Outdoor Infrastructure Access point ...

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Page 14: ...ctions 5 Step 1 Getting Ready 7 Step 2 Enable Camera Wireless 8 Step 3 The Connection Wizard 8 Step 4 Network Settings 16 Appendices 22 Accessing the Camera 22 Creating Network Profiles with the Wireless Transmitter Utility 28 Troubleshooting 40 Specifications 42 Index 44 Warranty Terms Nikon Europe Service Warranty 48 TableofContents ...

Page 15: ...d Conventions The following symbols and conventions are used throughout this manual Save where otherwise noted it is assumed that default camera settings are used Background Knowledge This manual assumes basic knowledge of ftp servers and local area networks LANs For more information on installing configuring and using devices in a network contact the manufacturer or network administrator For info...

Page 16: ...test product information tips answers to frequently asked questions FAQs and general advice on digital imaging and photography Additional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your area See the following URL for contact information http imaging nikon com Illustrations Camera menus and operations are taken from the Nikon D5 The appearance and content of the software and oper...

Page 17: ...remote cameras with a master camera A FTP Servers Servers can be configured using standard ftp services available with supported operating systems such as IIS Internet Information Services for more information see the Network Guide Connection to ftp networks via a router is supported but Internet ftp connections and connection to ftp servers running third party software are not A HTTP Sever Mode I...

Page 18: ...the locking wheel to lock the WT 6 in place D Power Source The WT 6 is not equipped with a battery or power switch Power is supplied from the camera A Connection Status Connection status is shown by the camera network indicator Network indicator Network indicator Status I off Network functions disabled K green Waiting to connect H flashes green Connected H flashes amber Error ...

Page 19: ...ol HTTP server Install the Wireless Transmitter Utility Step 1 Ready the camera and WT 6 07 Step 2 Enable camera wireless 08 Step 3 Run the connection wizard 08 Step 4 Adjust network settings 016 FTP Upload 016 Image Transfer Camera Control and HTTP Server 019 Configure the server Pair the camera and computer Connect ...

Page 20: ...ion about the Wireless Transmitter Utility A Synchronized Release Network profiles are not required in synchronized release mode For more information see the Network Guide A Infrastructure and Access Point Modes Connections to wireless networks may be in infrastructure or access point mode Infrastructure mode Connection via a wireless LAN access point Access point mode The camera serves as an acce...

Page 21: ...f and insert a memory card do not turn the camera off while data are being transferred to the computer This step can be omitted in camera control mode 0ii 2 Attach the WT 6 04 3 Turn the camera on Rotate the power switch to turn the camera on A Removing the WT 6 Turn the camera off remove the WT 6 and replace the peripheral connector cover Power switch ...

Page 22: ...enu Step 3 The Connection Wizard Follow the on screen instructions to create a network profile 1 Display network profiles In the network menu highlight Network settings and press 2 to display the profiles list and other network settings 2 Select Create profile Highlight Create profile and press 2 Note that if the list already contains nine profiles you will need to delete an existing profile using...

Page 23: ...nnection type and press J 5 Name the new network profile A default profile name will be displayed to change the name as described in Text Entry 010 press the center of the multi selector The profile name will appear in the Network Network settings list in the camera setup menu Press J to proceed to the next step when entry is complete Profile name ...

Page 24: ...e that if a character is entered when the field is full the last character in the field will be deleted To delete the character under the cursor press the O Q button To move the cursor to a new position tap the display or hold the W M button and press 4 or 2 To complete entry and close the dialog press J To exit without completing text entry press G Searchforwireless network Choose from a list of ...

Page 25: ...pted to enter the encryption key as described in Step 2 If the network is not encrypted proceed to Step 3 2 Enter the encryption key Press the center of the multi selector and enter the encryption key 010 and press J if the network uses open authentication this dialog will not be displayed proceed to Step 3 A Hidden SSIDs Networks with hidden SSIDs are indicated by blank entries in the network lis...

Page 26: ...ed to page 19 Camera control Proceed to page 19 HTTP server Proceed to page 19 Push ButtonWPS Choose Push button WPS in Step 6 on page 10 if the wireless LAN access point uses push button WPS 1 Press the WPS button on the wireless LAN access point For more information see the documentation provided with the wireless LAN access point 2 Press J button on the camera The WT 6 will connect to the acces...

Page 27: ...is displayed when a connection is established Your next step depends on the connection type selected in Step 4 on page 9 FTP upload Proceed to page 16 Image transfer Proceed to page 19 Camera control Proceed to page 19 HTTP server Proceed to page 19 ...

Page 28: ...see the documentation provided with the wireless LAN access point 2 Press J button on the camera The WT 6 will connect to the access point automatically 3 Choose your next step The message at right is displayed when a connection is established Your next step depends on the connection type selected in Step 4 on page 9 FTP upload Proceed to page 16 Image transfer Proceed to page 19 Camera control Pr...

Page 29: ...art device enter the SSID and encryption key displayed in the camera monitor 022 For more information see the documentation provided with the computer or smart device Your next step depends on the connection type selected in Step 4 on page 9 If you choose FTP upload go to Step 3 on page 16 If you choose Image transfer go to Step 3 on page 20 If you choose Camera control go to Step 3 on page 20 If ...

Page 30: ...hen prompted enter an IP address and subnet mask by pressing 4 and 2 to highlight segments and 1 and 3 to change Press J to exit when entry is complete then press J again to proceed to Step 2 2 Confirm the IP address The camera IP address will be displayed as shown at right press J 3 Choose the server type Highlight FTP or SFTP secure ftp and press J If you selected Direct access point in Step 6 o...

Page 31: ...Anonymous login Select this option if the server does not require a user ID or password Enter user ID Enter a user ID and password when prompted and press J A MAC Address Filtering If the network uses MAC address filtering the filter must be supplied with the MAC address of the WT 6 After attaching the WT 6 to the camera choose Network Options MAC address from the camera setup menu and note the MA...

Page 32: ...tion to upload pictures to another of the folders existing on the server Enter a folder name and path when prompted and press J 7 Exit the wizard Highlight one of the following options and press J Connect and exit wizard Save the new network profile and connect to the server Exit wizard Save the new network profile and exit For more information on using wireless networks see the Network Guide ...

Page 33: ...o Step 5 on page 21 HTTP server 1 Obtain or select an IP address Highlight one of the following options and press J Obtain automatically Select this option if the network is configured to supply the IP address automatically Enter manually When prompted enter an IP address and subnet mask by pressing 4 and 2 to highlight segments and 1 and 3 to change Press J to proceed when entry is complete 2 Con...

Page 34: ... Filtering If the network uses MAC address filtering the filter must be supplied with the MAC address of the WT 6 After attaching the WT 6 to the camera choose Network Options MAC address from the camera setup menu and note the MAC address A Firewall Settings TCP port 15740 and UDP port 5353 are used for host computer connections Computer firewalls must be configured to allow access to these ports...

Page 35: ...sconnect the camera The message at right will be displayed when pairing is complete Disconnect the USB cable 6 Exit the wizard Highlight one of the following options and press J Connect and exit wizard Save the new network profile and connect to the network Exit wizard Save the new network profile and exit For more information on using wireless networks see the Network Guide ...

Page 36: ...era on and follow the steps below to access the camera from a computer or iPhone Windows 8 1 022 Windows 7 024 Mac OS X 025 iPhone 026 Windows8 1 1 Click the Internet Access icon in the taskbar 2 Select the network name SSID and click Connect AccessingtheCamera ...

Page 37: ...PCs devices and content on this network and automatically connect to devices like printers and TVs is displayed click Yes to connect to the network or No to exit without connecting 5 Confirm that the connection is successful An icon is displayed in the taskbar when a connection is established ...

Page 38: ...et Access icon in the taskbar 2 Select the network name SSID and click Connect 3 Enter the encryption key and click OK 4 Confirm that the connection is successful An icon is displayed in the taskbar when a connection is established ...

Page 39: ...ct Turn Wi Fi On 2 Click the Wi Fi icon and select the network name SSID 3 Enter the encryption key and click Join 4 Confirm that the connection is successful The icon shown at right is displayed in the taskbar when a connection is established ...

Page 40: ...26 iPhone 1 Tap Settings in the iPhone Home screen 2 Tap Wi Fi 3 Enable Wi Fi and select the network name SSID ...

Page 41: ...27 4 Enter the encryption key and tap Join 5 Confirm that the connection is successful A check appears next to the network name when a connection is established ...

Page 42: ...nnect the camera Use the USB cable supplied with the camera to connect the camera to the computer as shown below 2 Turn the camera on Rotate the power switch to turn the camera on 3 Start the Wireless Transmitter Utility Windows Double click the Wireless Transmitter Utility icon on the desktop Mac Click the Wireless Transmitter Utility icon in the Dock Power switch ...

Page 43: ...29 4 Click Next 5 Select Wireless LAN WT 5 WT 6 and click Next ...

Page 44: ...se a destination If you do not choose another destination pictures will be uploaded to Windows Users user name Pictures Wireless Transmitter Utility Mac Users user name Pictures Wireless Transmitter Utility To display pictures in the Explorer or in Mac OS X the Finder Capture NX D or ViewNX i when upload is complete select Open images with this application after transfer and choose the desired app...

Page 45: ... Add new profile and click Next 8 Enter the following information and click Next Profile name Enter a name of up to 16 characters Connection type Choose FTP upload Image transfer Camera control or HTTP server 0ii ...

Page 46: ...32 9 Select Manual setup for advanced users and click Next ...

Page 47: ...he network from the pull down menu Mac users must also choose the encryption type and key index from separate pull down menus Click Next to proceed to Step 12 037 Automatic setup is not available for connection to networks for which a profile already exists or to third party wireless LAN adapters networks using static IP addresses or computers that are not configured for connection to a wireless L...

Page 48: ...atically Authentication The authentication used on the network Choose from open system shared key WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK infrastructure or open system and WPA2 PSK access point mode Encryption The encryption used on the network The options available depend on the authentication used Open 64 or 128 bit WEP infrastructure mode only none Shared 64 or 128 bit WEP WPA PSK TKIP AES WPA2 PSK AES Encryption...

Page 49: ...35 Key index If WEP64 or WEP128 is selected for Encryption choose a key index the default index is 1 A key index is not required when None is selected ...

Page 50: ...ollowing information IPaddress Subnetmask Enter an IP address and subnet mask for the WT 6 Choose an IP address that is not already assigned to other devices on the network Default gateway If the network requires a gateway address select this option and enter the address supplied by the network administrator DNS Server If a Domain Name Server exists on the network select this option and enter the ...

Page 51: ...nonymous login Select this option for anonymous login or leave this option unchecked to supply a User ID and Password Use proxy server If a proxy server is required for ftp select this option and enter the server name and port number for the proxy server PASV mode Select this option to use PASV mode A Firewall Settings TCP ports 21 and 32768 through 61000 are used for ftp TCP ports 22 and 32768 th...

Page 52: ...38 13Confirm that settings are correct and click Next 14Select Finish wizard and click Next 15Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable ...

Page 53: ...the camera setup menu then highlight Network settings and press 2 to display the profiles list 18Select the new network profile Highlight the new network profile and press 2 to return to the network menu 19Select Network connection Highlight Network connection and press 2 20Select Enable Highlight Enable and press 2 to connect to the network ...

Page 54: ... camera and press the W M button then select FTP and choose a different option for PASV mode Connecting to PC does not clear from the camera display Check firewall settings 20 The camera displays a wireless error Confirm that the host and wireless LAN adapter are on Confirm that there are no obstacles between the WT 6 and the adapter Check settings for the host and or wireless LAN adapter and adju...

Page 55: ...sent Transfer will resume if the camera is turned off and then on again No connection is established when the camera URL is entered in a web browser http server connections only Confirm that the browser is not using a proxy connection Problem Solution Page ...

Page 56: ...2 56 60 64 ch 5745 5825 MHz 149 153 157 161 165 ch 2412 2462 MHz 1 11 ch WT 6B 5180 5320 MHz 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 ch 2412 2472 MHz 1 13 ch WT 6C 5745 5825 MHz 149 153 157 161 165 ch 2412 2472 MHz 1 13 ch Approximate range line of sight Approximately 200 m 656 1 ft Data rates IEEE 802 11a g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 Mbps IEEE 802 11b 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps IEEE802 11n 300 Mbps maximum IEEE802 11ac ...

Page 57: ...and specifications of the hardware and software described in this manual at any time and without prior notice Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this manual may contain Power consumption 3 0 W maximum Operating environment Temperature 0 40 C 32 104 F Humidity 85 or less no condensation Weight Approximately 33 g 1 2 oz body only Dimensions W H D Approxi...

Page 58: ...l 16 20 37 Folder 18 30 FTP server 3 5 16 37 FTP upload 3 5 16 H HTTP server 3 5 19 I Image transfer 3 5 19 Infrastructure 6 33 34 IP address 16 19 36 M MAC address 17 20 Memory card 7 N Network indicator 4 P PASV mode 37 PIN entry WPS 10 14 Port 16 20 37 Push button WPS 10 12 S Search for wireless network 10 11 SSID 11 34 Synchronized release 3 6 T Text entry 10 W Wireless LAN access point 6 11 W...

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Page 62: ...e due to improper material or workmanship our authorized service network within the sales territory of Nikon Europe B V will without charge for labor and parts repair the product in the terms and conditions set as below Nikon reserves the right at its sole discretion to replace or repair the product 1 This warranty is only provided upon presentation of the completed warranty card and original invo...

Page 63: ... and to installation or use of the product inconsistent with the safety standards in force in the country where it is used damage caused by accidents including but not limited to lightning water fire misuse or neglect defacing illegibility or removal of the model or serial number on the product damage resulting from repairs or adjustments which have been conducted by unauthorized service organizat...

Page 64: ... For Your Safety page v After reading this manual keep it in a readily accessible place for future reference No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION WT 6 AMA16435 Printed in Europe SB6B02 11 6MWA5011 02 SAMPLE ...

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