User manual NIKON WT-1A (SUPPORTS D2H, D2HS & D2X W/FIRMWARE 1.1)

[. . . ] This technology is now available in many coffee shops, airports, libraries and home networks around the world. One of the benefits of a WiFi network is it's ease of setup and use. While it is easy to use there are basics which must be understood before setting up any computer network. This short document will discuss the technology, configuration and security of WiFi in general as well as it's usage with Nikon wireless products. Networking Basics A computer network is simply a group of computers connected together in some fashion to allow them to share data or interact. [. . . ] You will need to use the user name and password of a user on the computer to connect. You can use the default account that you use to log in with, or use the "Accounts" System Preference to create new accounts for access. However, you will only be able to access files that are FTP'd into the account that you are logged in to, so it is best to use the user name and password of the account that you use to log in. The Mac OS X built-in FTP server setup. Note the text at the bottom of the window showing which IP address can be used to access the server. Macintosh OS X Third-Party FTP Setup While the built-in FTP server is useful a more powerful third-party program allows easier setup of users and control. The "Rumpus" FTP Server software from Maxum Development Corporation is an excellent third-party FTP server software available for the Mac OS. For a demo version please see: http:// www. maxum. com/rumpus To use Rumpus download, decompress and install it on the computer. After installing start Rumpus by double clicking. When running it with Mac OS X you must add it to the startup items by choosing that item from the "File" menu and then restart the computer. If Rumpus is quit the computer will need to be restarted before Rumpus will be able to accept incoming FTP connections. While Rumpus has many advanced features we are going to discuss the basics of adding users and starting the server. Page 9 Wireless Networking with Nikon Cameras To add users: 1) Choose "Define Users" from the "Setup" menu 2) Click the "Begin New User" button to create a blank user 3) Enter the "User name" and "Password" of the account. Be sure to remember these exactly as entered as they will be used later to setup the WT-1 Transmitter 4) The "Permit Login" "Upload New Files" and "Make Folders" Privileges must be selected 5) Uncheck the "Restrict User to Drop Folder" button. The computer and ITP Server software are now ready to accept incoming FTP connections. Again, from the System Tray icon choose "Status. . . " to see the current status of the server. The Server Status window showing an FTP server running and a user called "test" logged in and sending an image via FTP. Page 13 Wireless Networking with Nikon Cameras Configuring the D2H/WT-1 Transmitter Now that the computer and FTP server are running, the Nikon equipment must be setup to connect. There are several different ways to configure the D2H/WT-1 Wireless Transmitter. The easiest method is the WT1 Configuration Setup Program which is used to easily configure all of the network settings. Before making any changes turn the "Transceiver" to the "Off" setting in the "Wireless LAN" sub-menu. For detailed information on setting up the WT-1 consult the WT-1 Wireless Transmitter User's Manual. WT1 Configurator Setup Program To use the WT1 Configurator Setup Program simply launch the application and fill in the blanks with the appropriate information. After filling in all of the fields with the information specific to your network click the "Export. . . " button to save the settings as a ". wt1" file. The ". wt1" file is then put onto a compact flash card and inserted into the camera. Use the "Load settings" command to choose the ". wt1" file on the card and store the settings on the camera. Template File Upload After following the steps in the "Wizard" (above) a text file will be written to the computer which can then be written to the computer. If you know and understand all of the variables which need to be configured you can manually create the ". txt" file by filling in the blanks. LocalIpAddress= SubnetMask= GatewayIpAddress= DnsIpAddress= IsDhcpOn=1 WvLanMode=0 WvLanChannel=1 Leave blank for DHCP/enter manual IP Leave blank for DHCP/enter manual subnet Leave blank for DHCP/enter manual gateway Leave blank for DHCP/enter manual DNS Server Set "1" for DHCP "0" for manual IP Leave blank for default, set wireless channel Page 14 Wireless Networking with Nikon Cameras WvLanSpeed=0 WvLanEssId=DMD WvLanAuthType= WvLanIsWepOn=0 WvLanWepKeyCodeAscii= WvLanWepKeyCodeHex= FtpServerName= FtpServerPath=/ FtpPortNumber=21 FtpUserName= FtpPassword= FtpIsPassiveModeOn=0 FtpProxyIpAddrress= FtpProxyPortNumber= Leave blank for default, set wireless speed Enter wireless ESS ID Set "1" for WEP On "0" for WEP off Enter WEP Key (ASCII) Enter WEP Key (Hex) Enter FTP Server computer IP Leave blank for default, or enter FTP path Leave at "21" for default, or enter special port Enter FTP User ID Enter FTP Password Set "0" for PASV Off or "1" for On Enter proxy address (blank for none) Enter proxy port (blank for none) After opening the "WLANSET1. txt" template file go through each item and enter your particular value (FTP Server Address, Gateway, etc. ) and save the file (with the same name) to a CF Card. Follow these steps to upload the settings file to the camera: 1) Insert the CF Card into the D2H 2) Press "Menu" on the D2H 3) From the Setup Menu choose "Wireless LAN" 4) Scroll down to "Network Settings" and press the right multi-selector arrow 5) Select "Load Settings File" 6) Follow the on-screen steps to choose the settings file saved to the CF Card Manual Setup To manually setup all of the variables needed to connect the WT-1 to a network, change the settings in the "Network Settings" section in the "Wireless LAN" submenu on the D2H's "Set Up" menu. [. . . ] You now have created a wireless ad hoc network Configure the IP Address When joining an Ad Hoc network to do FTP you will need to manually assign an IP address to each device on the network. After creating the ad hoc network, click the "General" Tab for the wireless device. Double-click the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" item in the list and enter an IP address in the "Use the following IP address" field. Any unique IP number can be used, however, we recommend using a "normal" IP address such as "192. 168. 1. 1" you could then use "192. 168. 1. 2" for the camera's IP address. [. . . ]