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Set each item of [Wireless: Basic settings].
[SSID]
Enter the SSID (network identification name). The SSID must be entered. (SSID is also called ESSID.)
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Available number of characters: 1 - 32 characters
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Available characters: Alphanumeric characters and spaces.
Entries are case sensitive.
[Communication mode]
Select the same communications mode that is used by the wireless router that the camera will to be connected to.
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802.11b/g: Wireless routers that support either 802.11b or 802.11g can be connected to.
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802.11n/b/g [ShortGI disabled]: Wireless routers that support 802.11n, 802.11b, or 802.11g can be connected to.
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802.11n/b/g [ShortGI enabled]: Wireless routers that support 802.11n, 802.11b, or 802.11g can be connected to.
When 802.11n/b/g [ShortGI enabled] is selected, if 802.11n transmission is used, the transmission packet intervals become shorter and the transmission speed increases. However, because the camera becomes susceptible to interference (echoes, reflections, etc.) arriving with propagation delay, the camera and wireless router should be used at short distances from each other.
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Default: 802.11n/b/g [ShortGI enabled]
3.
Set each item of the [Wireless: Encryption settings] in accordance to the encryption method used.
WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA-PSK (AES), WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), or WPA/WPA2-mixedmode PSK method
[Encryption method]
Select the encryption method for the data to be transmitted. Encryption helps protect wireless communications from being accessed or intercepted by unauthorized parties.
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WEP method: 64bit/128bit: Encryption is performed with 64 or 128 bit WEP method.
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WPA-PSK (TKIP): TKIP is used to perform encryption. Because TKIP updates the encryption key at set intervals, it has stronger encryption than WEP.
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WPA-PSK (AES): AES is used to perform encryption. Because AES updates the encryption key at set intervals, it has stronger encryption than WEP. Because WPA-PSK (AES) processes encryption at hardware level, it is able to contain speed losses better than when compared to WPA-PSK (TKIP), but it can only connect to devices that support it.
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WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES): WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA-PSK (AES) is automatically selected according to the encryption method used by the wireless router.
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WPA2-PSK (TKIP): This method has stronger encryption than WEP and WPA.
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WPA2-PSK (AES): This method has stronger encryption than WEP and WPA. Because WPA2-PSK (AES) processes encryption at hardware level, it is able to contain speed losses better than when compared to WPA2-PSK (TKIP), but it can only connect to devices that support it.
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WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES): WPA2-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES) is automatically selected according to the encryption method used by the wireless router.
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WPA/WPA2-mixedmode PSK: A combination of WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA-PSK (AES), or WPA2-PSK (TKIP) or WPA2-PSK (AES) is automatically selected according to the encryption method used by the wireless router.
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No encryption: Data transmission between the wireless router and camera is not encrypted.
[WEP key 1]
WEP key 1 can be entered when “WEP method: 64bit/128bit” is selected for the encryption method. If the connected wireless router has key selection, select key number 1. There are 2 types of encryption keys: 64 bit and 128 bit. Generally speaking, because the longer a WEP key is the harder it is to decipher, longer keys are considered to be safer.
Select the key length from the pull-down menu.
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10 hex characters: 64bit
Example: 012345abcd
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26 hex characters: 128bit
Example: 0123456789abcdef012345abcd
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5 alphanumeric characters: 64bit
Example: 012yz
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13 alphanumeric characters: 128bit
Example: 0123456uvwxyz
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Available number of characters: 10 or 26 characters (10 hex characters: 64bit/26 hex characters: 128bit)/5 or 13 characters (5 alphanumeric characters: 64bit/13 alphanumeric characters: 128bit)
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Available characters: 0 - 9, A - F or a - f (10 hex characters: 64bit/26 hex characters: 128bit)/alphanumeric characters (5 alphanumeric characters: 64bit/13 alphanumeric characters: 128bit)
Entries are case sensitive. Spaces cannot be entered.
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Default: None (blank) and 13 alphanumeric characters: 128bit
[Network key]
A network key can be entered when the “WPA-PSK (TKIP)”, “WPA-PSK (AES)”, “WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES)”, “WPA2-PSK (TKIP)”, “WPA2-PSK (AES)”, “WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)”, or “WPA/WPA2-mixedmode PSK” method is selected for the encryption method. Select the same network key as the network key configured to the connected wireless router.
Select the key length from the pull-down menu.
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8 to 63 alphanumeric characters
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Available number of characters: 8 - 63 characters
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Available characters: Alphanumeric characters
Entries are case sensitive. Spaces cannot be entered.
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Default: None (blank) and 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters
Note
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Depending on the connected wireless router, “WPA-PSK (TKIP)”, “WPA-PSK (AES)”, “WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES)”, “WPA2-PSK (TKIP)”, “WPA2-PSK (AES)”, “WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)”, or “WPA/WPA2-mixedmode PSK” methods may not be supported. In particular, if connections cannot be made using mixed mode methods (WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA/WPA2-mixedmode PSK, etc.), use a single mode method (WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA-PSK (AES), etc.).
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The camera only supports open system authentication. If shared key authentication is configured for the wireless router, change the authentication to auto or open system.
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It is recommended to select the “WPA2-PSK (AES)” or “WPA-PSK (AES)” enhanced encryption methods for the wireless router's encryption settings.