18.4 Confirming the camera's wireless information [Status]
Click the [Status] tab on the “Wireless” page. (→9.1 How to display the setup menu, 9.2 How to operate the setup menu)
Information related to the camera's wireless connection is displayed in this section.
Note
The screen is refreshed in 10 seconds intervals periodically to monitor the radio wave status. This may cause the screen to flicker.
[Wireless module status]
Displays the current status of the wireless module.
[Firmware version (Wireless)]
Displays the wireless firmware version of the camera.
[Operation mode]
Displays the camera's operation mode (Wired or Wireless).
[Auto setup (WPS)]
When the camera has successfully completed Wi-fi Protected Setup (WPS) settings with the wireless router, “Already been set” is displayed.
If the wireless settings are manually changed after “Already been set” is displayed, “Not set” will be displayed.
The “Already been set” display is linked to the camera's WIRELESS button (green light).
[Mac address of the wireless module]
Displays the camera's wireless module's MAC address. When the wireless router limits access with MAC address filtering, register the wireless module's MAC address displayed here (the camera's MAC address) to the wireless router. (→20.3 Check the status [Status])
[Communication mode]
Displays the currently used communications mode (802.11b/g, 802.11n/b/g [ShortGI disabled], or 802.11n/b/g [ShortGI enabled]).
[SSID]
Displays the connected wireless router's SSID (network identification name).
[Channel]
Displays the connected wireless router's wireless channel.
[BSSID]
Displays the connected wireless router's MAC address. When a wireless router is not connected, “00-00-00-00-00-00” is displayed.
[Authentication method]
Displays the authentication method (Open System, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK) in accordance to the currently selected encryption method.
[Encryption method]
Displays the currently selected encryption method (WEP, TKIP, or AES).
[Radio wave status]
Displays the signal strength (Bad, Normal, Good). These figures are just a guide and may not match the actual wireless communication status.
The signal strength and connection status are displayed as follows.
Good: When the signal strength is about 60%-100%
Normal: When the signal strength is about 15%-59%
Bad: When the signal strength is about 0%-14%