Connecting to a wireless LAN (Manual Setup)

Article ID: ART137664 | Date published: 05/13/2015 | Date last updated: 11/16/2015
 

Description

Connecting to a wireless LAN (Manual Setup)

Solution

If your device does not support
WPS or if the access point is not detected automatically, please follow the steps below to set up your access point manually.
This section explains the steps involved in connecting to a computer in
infrastructure mode.
The steps are the same when connecting to a smartphone using infrastructure mode.
IMPORTANT
  • Connecting a camera to a computer over a wireless LAN requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 / Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later.

1. Press the ) button on the camera.

2. Touch (
).

NOTE
When making the settings for a wireless LAN for the first time, a screen will appear for you to register a nickname for the camera.

Touch inside the frame, enter a nickname using the keyboard, and then touch [OK].
This nickname will appear on other devices on the wireless LAN when connecting from them.

3. Touch (
).

NOTE
  • If connecting to a smartphone, touch (
    ).

4. Touch [Add a Device].

NOTE
  • When connecting to a smartphone, a screen for selecting the communication mode will appear, so select [Infrastructure].

5. Touch [Manual Settings].


6.
Touch inside the bordered area, enter the SSID on the keyboard that appears, and then
touch [Next].


7. Select the encryption method.


8.
Touch inside the frame, enter the encryption key on the keyboard that appears, and then
touch [Next].

NOTE

9. Touch [Auto].


10. The following screen appears.


11. If the device you want to connect to is found, a screen like the one below will appear.

Touch the device you want to connect to.
NOTE
If a screen like the one below appears, check the settings on the device you want to connect to.
After checking the settings, touch [Search Again] to retry the connection.


12. The following screen appears.

IMPORTANT
  • When connecting the camera to a computer for the first time, it is necessary to follow the steps below to install a driver on the computer (Windows only).
Click [Control Panel] > [Network and Internet] > [View network computers and devices], and then double-click the connected model on the [Other Devices] screen to start the installation of the driver.


13. After the camera and computer connection has been completed, the [AutoPlay] screen will appear on the computer.

When this happens, nothing will appear on the camera's LCD screen. The connection is complete at this point.
NOTE
  • Up to 16 access points will be displayed.
  • To add multiple computers, repeat the above procedures starting from step 4.
  • To end the connection, touch the (
    ) in the top-right corner of the screen, and then touch [OK] on the confirmation screen.


SIMS Doc Id

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