Canon POWERSHOT SD430 User Manual

Wireless Settings Guide

[Camera

(For Mac OS X v10.4 Users)

IMPORTANT! You must install the software before connecting the camera to the computer.

Start by installing the software.

Software supplied with the camera

ImageBrowser Wireless Updater

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Computer]

Download

Camera firmware

Download

Connect Wirelessly.

Table of contents

Wireless Network Settings for the Computer and Camera 3

Procedures ..........................................................................................3

Preparation—Before You Use the Wireless Connection .................4

Registering the Target Device with the Camera .............................. 9

Connecting .......................................................................................17

Disconnecting ...................................................................................19

Deleting a Target Device .................................................................20

Using the Wireless Networking Function 21

Actions Possible with the Camera Connected to a Computer ......21

Wireless Connection Troubleshooting 22

Before Contacting Us ....................................................................... 22

Firewalls ............................................................................................23

Disclaimer

• While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without prior notice.

• No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon.

• Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, SD memory cards (SD cards), personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon SD cards.

Trademark Acknowledgments

• Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

•Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED., WPA. and the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Wireless Network Settings for the

Computer and Camera

This chapter explains how to configure the wireless networking function to connect the camera to the computer over a wireless connection.

Procedures

Follow the procedures below to configure the wireless settings.

Preparation

Check Your Computer's Operating Environment

Confirm that your computer's operating system is Mac OS X v10.4 or later.

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Check Your Wireless Connection Configuration

In order to ensure that the registration procedures for the connection proceed smoothly, confirm the network configuration for your computer and prepare it as necessary.

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Check If Required Software Is Installed

Confirm that the software required for a wireless connection has been installed.

Software supplied with the camera

Downloaded ImageBrowser Wireless Updater

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Registering the Target Device

Connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable and register the target device (your computer) with the camera.

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Downloaded camera firmware

Wireless Network Settings for the Computer and Camera

Using the Wireless Networking Function

Use the Wireless Networking Function

Connect the camera and computer over the wireless connection and download camera images to the computer or print them. See Actions Possible with the Camera Connected to a Computer (p. 21) for the features that can be used over a wireless connection.

The procedures in the "Preparation" and "Registering the Target Device" sections are performed the first time you make a wireless connection. Thereafter, only the procedures in the "Using the Wireless Networking Function" section are required.

Preparation—Before You Use the Wireless Connection

This section explains the preparations to make before you use the wireless connection. Start by checking your computer's operating environment.

Checking Your Computer's Operating Environment

Operating System

The wireless feature can only used with Macintosh computers that come with Mac OS X v10.4 or later pre-installed. Please note it cannot be used with Macintosh computers equipped with Intel processors.

Environment Required for the Wireless Networking Function

Either of the following two configurations is required to use the wireless feature.

• The computer has built-in wireless networking (e.g. built-in AirPort networking, built-in

wireless LAN card, such as an AirPort card)

• A wireless LAN router, such as an AirPort Base Station, is connected to the computer

The firewall settings in your security software may prevent the camera and computer from connecting. See Firewalls (p. 23).

Checking Your Wireless Connection Configuration

The method for connecting the camera to the computer will vary according to your computer's wireless connection configuration. See the following diagram and confirm that your configuration uses connection method or .

A B

Wireless Network

Already in Use

1:1 Direct

Connection

between Camera

and Computer

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Add the camera to the wireless network in use.

Existing Network

Wireless LAN Router

Check the settings for your wireless network and note them in the checklist (p. 6).

Connecting a camera and computer via an access point, such as a wireless LAN router, is called an "infrastructure connection".

• A router is a device for connecting several computers or other equipment in a network (LAN). A router with built-in wireless networking is called a wireless LAN router.

• See your computer's user guide if you are uncertain about its operating system.

Create a new network for the camera and computer.

Connecting a camera and computer directly in a 1:1 connection is called an "ad hoc connection".

Wireless Network Settings for the Computer and Camera

Checking Your Wireless Network Configuration (Configuration Only)

If you are already using a wireless network, check the following settings and note them in the checklist. If you are using an AirPort network, you can check each setting in the AirPort Admin Utility.

• If you are configuring a network managed by a system administrator, obtain the network settings information from the network administrator.

• An encryption key is an important asset. Manage it securely so that no one else can learn what it is.

• See the user guide for your wireless LAN router for details on checking the settings.

Checklist

• Network Name (SSID, ESSID) Please enter the name assigned to the wireless network you are using.

• Network Authentication/Data

Encryption (Encryption Method, Encryption Mode)

 Invalid  WEP (Open)  WEP (Shared Key)  WPA-PSK-TKIP  WPA-PSK-AES

"Network Authentication/Data Encryption" is the encryption method for data during a wireless transmission. Enter a check mark beside the method used by your wireless network. If you are using an AirPort network, check the wireless utility settings and select the following.

•[None] or [Do not use]

•[128 Bit WEP]

•[40 Bit WEP]  [WEP (Open)]

•[WPA Personal]  [WPA-PSK-TKIP] If a setting other than the above is

selected, the camera will not be able to connect to the wireless network. Reset it with one of the options above.

 [WEP (Open)]

 [Disabled]

• Encryption Key (Network Key) The Encryption Key is the key used to encrypt data during a wireless transmission. Confirm the key used in your wireless network. (Be extremely careful in handling it since it is vital information.) If you are using an AirPort network, enter the password you set for the network as the Encryption Key.

• Key Index (Transmit Key)

 1  2  3  4

If you are using an AirPort network:

You can check the password by selecting your base station in the AirPort Admin Utility and clicking the [key] icon in the window.

The Key Index is a key that is set when the Network Authentication/ Data Encryption setting is WEP. Up to four keys can be set for one access point. Please place a check mark beside the key index used by your wireless network. If you are using an AirPort network, select [1].

Check If Required Software Is Installed

Before configuring the wireless settings, confirm that the following software has been installed.

Checking if the Software Supplied with the Camera Has Been Installed

Check to see if the software supplied with the camera has been installed. If it is not installed, use the supplied Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk and install it according to the procedures in Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform—Preparations (p. 47) in the Software & Wireless Guide.

Installing the ImageBrowser Wireless Updater

Download the ImageBrowser Wireless Updater from the same website you downloaded this guide from.

Download

1 Confirm that ImageBrowser is installed on the computer.

ImageBrowser is normally installed if you have installed the software supplied with your camera. If it is not installed, install it according to the procedures in Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform—Preparations (p. 47) in the Software & Wireless Guide.

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