32 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options
Wireless
These settings should always be made firstly in the camera and in the wireless access point
secondly. This ensures that the camera is always accessible when making changes.
Using a wired connection and/or HTTPS ensures greater secrecy while making these
settings.
Status of Wireless Networks
This list is the result of a network scan. Access points with a disabled SSID Broadcast will
not appear unless the camera is associated with it. The network currently associated to is
shown in blue. A network using unsupported security is shown in grey. The following
information is provided:
• SSID - The name of a wireless network (or ad-hoc device) . If the same nam e occur s sever al
times this means that several access points for that network were found. The camera
cannot be configured to only associate with one particular access point.
• Mode - Shows if the network type is Master (access point or router) or Ad-Hoc (another
client).
• Security - Shows which type of security the network uses. See below for the security types
supported by the camera.
• Channel - Shows the wireless channel currently in use.
• Signal strength - Shows the signal strength.
• Bit rate - Shows the bit rate in Mbit/s. This can only be shown for the access point
currently in use. Note that the bit rate shown is the current rate, and that this value may
vary over time.
Wireless Settings
These settings control how the camera interacts with the wireless network. Apart from
identifying the wireless network, it is also possible to enable wireless encryption.
SSID - This is the name of the wireless network the camera is configured for. The field
accepts up to 32 alphanumeric characters. The name must be exactly the same as that used
in the wireless access point or the connection will not be established.
Leaving this field blank means the camera will attempt to access the nearest open network.
Note: SSID is sometimes written as ESSID.
Network type - Setting this to Master means the camera will attempt to access the nearest
open access point. The Ad-hoc option allows the camera to connect to other wireless
devices (clients).
Note that using Ad-hoc settings means that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK encryption will not be
available (see below).