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With older generation Airports the IP address reservation feature is missing in
the Airport Utility, however the Sharx camera can be set up for a fixed local IP
address using the camera’s own TCP/IP setup menu (see page 24).
Next you will probably want to set up the wireless connection. To prepare
your Airport for easiest and most reliable connection to a Sharx camera, check
the following settings using the Airport Utility:
1.
For Airport Extreme or Time Capsule make sure “
Use Wide Channels
”
is OFF in the W
ireless Options
“
Advanced…
” menu. We recommend
that “
Wireless Channel
” is either 1, 6, or 11 instead of
“Automatic”
2.
On new generation Airports it is recommended to set
“Wireless
Security
” to
“WPA2 Personal
”. On the camera, this corresponds to
Security Mode:
“WPA2-PSK
” with the Encryption Type:
“AES
”
The older generation Airports (without the 802.11n option) need WPA
security which is only available if you select the mixed mode
“
WPA/WPA2 Personal
”, and in this case the camera needs to be set
up with “
WPA-PSK
” with encryption type: “
TKIP
”, not
“AES”
.
3.
When using the recommended WPA or WPA2 security, make sure
your wireless password is between 8 and 63 characters and does not
contain apostrophes ` ‘ ” . For best compatibility with all wireless
devices we recommend to use only upper case and lower case letters
and numbers and no other characters. Please note that this key
(password) is case sensitive. The older WEP wireless security is not
recommended for using Sharx cameras with Apple Airport.
4.
If you have set up your network with extra tight security using the
“MAC Address Access Control” feature in the Airport Utility, then you
will need to add the camera’s MAC address to the allowed list.
5.
If you have set up your wireless network as “Closed” with a hidden
name, it is highly recommended to temporarily set your network into
a normal configuration with a visible network name. Otherwise your
camera will not be able to see your network as one of the available
choices to connect to. After setup you can hide your network name
again. In general, a hidden network name adds more confusion than
actual security. There are tools that can reveal hidden names easily.
After you’ve checked the above settings, proceed to the section titled Wifi
Wireless Setup.
