Canon WFT-E1 User manual

Wireless File Transmitter
WFT-E1/E1A
Network Setup Guide
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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
Windows
Macintosh
For customers using the WFT-E1A
Although this manual refers to the WFT-E1, the setup procedures are the same for the WFT-E1A.
Compatible with WFT-E1 Utility Ver. 2
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Manual contents and structure
To transfer images to a computer via a wireless or wired LAN using the WFT-E1, the
computer has to function as an FTP server. To transfer images from the WFT-E1 to a
computer, you need to have the proper settings on the computer and the WFT-E1.
To help you establish a simple image-transfer network, this manual explains a method of
operating a computer as an FTP server, and the settings and procedures to transfer
images using a wireless LAN or wired LAN to see images on a computer screen.
IP addresses and security settings such as authentication, encryption, and SSID
used in this manual are examples only. Make settings appropriate for your
environment.
For Windows infrastructure mode, this manual assumes that a wireless LAN access point
with a router function is already connected to the FTP server by a wireless LAN or a wired
LAN.
This manual contains explanations for Windows and Macintosh systems along with
troubleshooting methods and references. Click an item in the table of contents below to
view the page. This manual assumes that you have read the camera’s instruction manual
and are familiar with camera operating procedures. The menu screens are based on the
EOS-1Ds Mark II.
Table of contents
Troubleshooting
Reference: Changing the LAN Settings with the Camera
1Setting Up the Computer
2Transferring Images
Using a Wireless LAN
Infrastructure Mode
3Transferring Images
Using a Wireless LAN
Ad Hoc Mode
4Transferring Images
Using a Wired LAN
Windows
1Transferring Images
Using a Wireless LAN
Infrastructure Mode
2Transferring Images
Using a Wireless LAN
Ad Hoc Mode
3Transferring Images
Using a Wired LAN
Macintosh
For EOS 20D users
The EOS 20D firmware has to be Ver. 2.0.0 or higher, and the WFT-E1 firmware Ver. 2.0.1 or
higher. If the firmware versions are older, upgrade them first.
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Setting Up the
Computer
Windows
Setting Up the Computer
Install FTP Server Functions........................................................... 4
Setting Up the Computer to Operate as an FTP Server ............... 10
Changing Firewall Settings ........................................................... 12
For Windows XP users
Follow the procedures below to restore the classic view in the Control Panel.
Click the [Start] button, select [Control Panel] to open the [Control Panel]
window, and click [Switch to Classic View].
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To use the computer as an FTP server, install Internet Information Services (IIS) on the
computer (Windows XP or Windows 2000) on which images will be transferred. Internet
Information Services can be installed using the Windows XP or Windows 2000 CD-ROM.
Please be sure to have the CD-ROM for the operating system installed on the
computer.
Although this chapter uses Windows XP screenshots, the procedure is the same for
Windows 2000. If IIS is already installed, proceed to the next item “Setting Up the
Computer to Operate as an FTP Server.”
Windows XP Home Edition is not compatible with Internet Information Services. Be
sure to use Windows XP Professional.
Do not insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the computer until step 7.
1[Start] button ÆSelect [Control Panel].
2Double-click [Add or Remove Programs].
In Windows 2000, double-click [Add/Remove Programs].
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Install FTP Server Functions
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Setting Up the Computer
3Click [Add/Remove Windows Components].
XThe [Windows Components Wizard] will appear.
4Double-click [Internet Information Services (IIS)].
X[Internet Information Services (IIS)] details will appear.
5Check [File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service].
XCheck marks will also be placed in [Internet Information Services Snap-in]
and [Common Files] as well.
Click the [OK] button to return to the [Windows Components Wizard].
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Install FTP Server Functions
6Click the [Next] button.
XInstallation begins, and the [Insert Disk] message will appear. Depending on
the computer, installation may go ahead without showing this message.
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Install FTP Server Functions
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7Insert the OS CD-ROM into the computer, and click the [OK]
button.
XInstallation starts and the completion screen appears.
If a [Files Needed] message appears, click the [Browse] button to select [My
Computer], and open the drive in which the OS CD-ROM was inserted. Open
the [i386] folder and click the [Open] button. In the [Files Needed] message
screen, click the [OK] button to resume installation.
Click the [Finish] button to finish installation of Internet Information Services
(IIS).
Follow the procedures on the next page to make sure that Internet Information
Services (IIS) is installed.
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Install FTP Server Functions
1[Start] button ÆSelect [Control Panel].
2Double-click [Administrative Tools].
3Double-click [Internet Information Services].
In Windows 2000, double-click [Internet Service Manager].
Checking Installation
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4Click [+].
“CANON ...” on the right of the [+] sign indicates the computer’s name, so it will
differ depending on the computer.
5Click [+] on the left of [FTP Sites].
XIf [Default FTP Site] appears, Internet Information Services (IIS) is successfully
installed.
If [Default FTP Site] does not appear
Try installing Internet Information Services (IIS) again.
If you have confirmed that Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed,
proceed to “Setting Up the Computer to Operate as an FTP Server” on
page 10. Without these settings the computer will not operate as an FTP
server.
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1[Start] button ÆSelect [Control Panel].
2Double-click [Administrative Tools].
3Double-click [Services].
Setting Up the Computer to Operate as an FTP Server
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Setting Up the Computer to Operate as an FTP Server
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4Select [Status] and [Startup Type] in [FTP Publishing] and [IIS
Admin].
If [Status] is set to [Started] and [Startup Type] is [Automatic], your computer
will operate as an FTP server.
In Windows 2000, [IIS Admin] appears as [IIS Admin Service].
If the settings are not configured as above
Double-click [Properties], select [Automatic] for [Startup type], and click the
[Apply] button. Then click the [Start] button in [Service status].
XA [Service Control] startup screen will appear.
Click the [OK] button in [Properties] to finish the settings.
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This section is only for people using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or a higher
version.
With Windows XP Service Pack 2, images may not be transferred if the Windows firewall
is on, so you need to change the settings of the Windows firewall.
1[Start] button ÆSelect [Control Panel].
2Double-click [Windows Firewall].
X[Windows Firewall] will appear.
XSelect [{On (recommended)]
Changing Firewall Settings
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Changing Firewall Settings
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3Double-click [Advanced].
Check [Local Area Connection] if you use a LAN cable to transfer images to
the computer, or [Wireless Network Connection] if you use a wireless
connection, and click the [Settings] button.
X[Advanced Settings] will appear.
4Check [FTP Server].
XIf [Service Settings] appears, click the [OK] button without changing anything.
XClick the [OK] button in [Advanced Settings] and click the [OK] button in
[Windows Firewall] to finish the settings.
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Transferring Images Using a Wireless LAN
Infrastructure Mode
Transferri ng Images U sing a Wirele ss LAN (Infra structu re Mode)
Setting Up the FTP Server ............................................................ 16
Setting Up the Wireless LAN Access Point................................... 19
Creating the WFT-E1 Settings File................................................ 21
Setting Up the WFT-E1 ................................................................. 24
Checking the Connection Status ................................................... 26
Transferring Images to the FTP Server......................................... 27
Viewing Transferred Images on the FTP Server ........................... 28
Infrastructure Mode Overview
Images are transmitted to an FTP server via a wireless LAN access point.
Connect a wireless LAN access point to an FTP server using a LAN cable,
wireless LAN card or wireless LAN adapter.
FTP server Wireless LAN access point
(commercially available)
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This chapter assumes that the wireless LAN access point is already connected to the FTP
server by a wireless LAN or a wired LAN.
1[Start] button ÆSelect [Control Panel].
2Double-click [Administrative Tools].
3Double-click [Internet Information Services].
In Windows 2000, double-click [Internet Service Manager].
Setting Up the FTP Server
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Setting Up the FTP Server
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Infrastructure Mode
4Click [+].
“CANON ...” on the right of the [+] sign indicates the computer's name, so it will
differ depending on the computer.
5Click [+] on the left of [FTP Sites].
X[Default FTP Site] will appear.
6Right-click [Default FTP Site], and select [Properties].
X[Default FTP Site Properties] will appear.
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Setting Up the FTP Server
7Configure settings in each tab.
Configure settings on the [FTP Site], the [Security Accounts], and the [Home
Directory] tabs as follows.
Click the [OK] button and close the screen to finish FTP site settings.
[FTP Site]
Usually it is already set like this, so you do not
need to change it.
[Security Accounts]
You do not need to change it.
Important!
Never change the [Username]. ([Username] in
the left window is an example.) The characters
following “IUSR_” indicate the computer's name,
so they will differ depending on your computer.
[Home Directory]
Assign a folder to transfer images to in the
[Local Path] of the [FTP Site Directory].
Create an [EOS] folder immediately under the C
drive.
Enter [C:\EOS] in [Local Path], and check
[Read], [Write], and [Log visits].
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Infrastructure Mode
This section explains the minimal setup required to transfer images using a wireless LAN
access point with infrastructure mode. For detailed installation and setup procedures for a
wireless LAN access point, please read the instruction manual for the wireless LAN
access point or contact the manufacturer of the wireless LAN access point.
Terms used in this section may differ depending on the manufacturer of the wireless LAN
access point.
The high-speed transfer mode developed by the manufacturer may destabilize
communication, so it is recommended not to use it.
Operating mode, wireless mode, 802.11 mode, and other modes fall under this category.
Select “802.11b”, “802.11g”, or “Automatic.”
It is also known as the “ESSID.”
Enter a series of alphanumeric characters (up to 36 characters).
If a string is already entered, you do not need to change it.
Enter the same SSID in the WFT-E1.
Encryption and other items fall under this category.
Set up “WEP” as the minimum security.
Enter the encryption key set for WEP in the WFT-E1.
If authentication can be selected, set it to “Open.”
When using WPA-PSK authentication, use the TKIP encryption method. The WFT-E1
does not accommodate the AES encryption method.
Setting Up the Wireless LAN Access Point
Selecting a Wireless LAN Standard
Setting the SSID
Setting Security
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Setting Up the Wireless LAN Access Point
For a wireless LAN access point with a DHCP server function, it is recommended to
disable the DHCP server function and fix the IP addresses allocated to the wireless LAN
access point and the FTP server as follows.
If the DHCP server function is enabled, the IP address allocated to the FTP server will
change automatically so the WFT-E1 may not connect to the FTP server.
Enter the IP addresses for the wireless LAN access point and the FTP server and subnet
mask as follows.
If they are already entered, do not change them, and write down the IP addresses
configured in the wireless LAN access point and the FTP server, the subnet mask, and
the range of IP addresses available. The information will be used when setting up the
WFT-E1.
IP address
Wireless LAN access point :192.168.11.1
FTP server :192.168.11.2
Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
Setting the IP Address
If other wireless LAN equipment is connected to the wireless LAN access point you set up in
this section, change the settings as required. If you use the equipment without changing the
settings, other wireless LAN equipment may not be able to connect to the wireless LAN access
point.
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