Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

Manual Setup

If you prefer, you can enter manually the details of the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the procedure.

1 Open the [Set Up New] submenu.

[wOther Functions] >[Network Settings] >[Connection Settings]

>[Set Up New]

2 Select the [Manual] method.

[Wi-Fi] >[Infrastructure] >[Manual]

3 To enter the [SSID] (network name), select [Input] and then press SET.

•Enter the SSID (network name) of the selected Wi-Fi network using the keyboard screen (A176).

4Select the Wi-Fi network’s authentication method and then press SET.

• If you selected [Shared Key], skip to step 6.

5 Select the Wi-Fi network’s encryption method and then press SET.

[wOther Functions]

[Network Settings]

[Connection Settings]

[Set Up New]

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•If the authentication method is [Open], you can select [WEP] and continue to step 6, or [No encryption] and skip to step 7.

•If the authentication method is [WPA-PSK] or [WPA2-PSK], you can select [TKIP] or [AES].

6Enter the encryption key as described in Encrypted Access Points (A176).

7 Continue with the procedure to configure the IP address assignment (A178).

Camera Access Point

In this mode the camcorder itself serves as a wireless access point to which other Wi-Fi-enabled devices can connect. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the procedure.

1 Open the [Set Up New] submenu.

[wOther Functions] >[Network Settings] >[Connection Settings]

>[Set Up New]

2 Select the [Camera Access Point] method.

[Wi-Fi] >[Camera Access Point]

3 To enter the [SSID] (network name), select [Input] and then press SET.

•Enter the SSID (network name) the camcorder will use as a Wi-Fi access point using the keyboard screen (A176).

•The network name is needed to connect the network device to the camcorder. If necessary, write it down.

[wOther Functions]

[Network Settings]

[Connection Settings]

[Set Up New]

4 Select the wireless connection mode (5 GHz band or 2.4 GHz band) and then press SET. 5 Select the channel and then press SET.

•Available channels will be different depending on the wireless connection mode selected in the previous step.

6 Select the encryption method and then press SET.

• If you selected [Open/No encryption], skip to step 8. If you selected [WPA2-PSK/AES], continue with step 7.

7Enter the encryption key as described in Encrypted Access Points (A176).

•This encryption key (password) is needed to connect the network device to the camcorder. If necessary, write it down.