Wireless Network Settings

The Wireless Camera Setup Utility may require information on some or all of the following wireless network settings:

Item

Description

Network Name (SSID)

Enter a name for the wireless network or choose from a list of existing

(required)

networks. Do not change the name if it is supplied automatically .

 

Camera to Computer (Ad-hoc): The network is ad-hoc if it consists only of

Type

the camera and the computer.

(required)

Access Point (Infrastructure): Infrastructure networks include a wireless ac-

 

cess point connected to a local-area network.

Channel

The channel used for peer-to-peer wireless communication (ad-hoc

networks only). Choose from channels 1–11.

 

 

The type of authentication used by the computer or access point. The

Authentication

camera supports WPA-PSK (infrastructure mode only), open system, and

 

shared key authentication.

 

The type of encryption (if any) used on the network. Depending on the

 

authentication used, the following types of encryption are available:

Security

Open: none, WEP 64-bit, WEP 128-bit

 

Shared: WEP 64-bit, WEP 128-bit

 

WPA-PSK: TKIP

Security Key Format

If the network uses WEP encryption, note whether the key is base 16

(uses only the numbers 0–9 and the letters a–f ) or ASCII.

Security Key

If the network uses TKIP or WEP encryption, enter the network key.

Key Index

In infrastructure networks that use WEP encryption, enter the host or ac-

cess point key index. The default index is 1.

 

Configure

Note whether the network is confi gured to supply IP address automati-

(required)

cally (the default setting) or manually.

IP address

If the network is confi gured for manual IP addresses, enter the IP address

that will be assigned to the camera.

 

Wireless Transfer and Printing

MAC Address Filtering

If the wireless network uses MAC address fi ltering, you will need to supply the fi lter with the camera’s MAC address. Choose Firmware version from the camera setup menu ( 89) and note the camera MAC address.

Port Numbers

The camera uses UDP port 5353 and TCP port 15740. If you are using a fi rewall, you will need to confi gure it to leave these ports open.

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Nikon S6 manual Wireless Network Settings, MAC Address Filtering, Port Numbers