Sony SNC-RS44N User Guide - Page 47

Administrating the Camera Antenna Select one of the following antenna settings when you use the SNCA-CFW5 wireless card (optional), or the SNCA-AN1 wireless LAN antenna (optional). Internal: Select this when you perform communications using the antenna built in to the wireless card. This setting is suitable for short-range and omnidirectional communications. External: Select this when you perform long-range communications using the SNCA-AN1 wireless LAN antenna connected to the wireless card. Diversity: Select this when you perform both shortrange and long-range communications using the SNCA-AN1 wireless LAN antenna connected to the wireless card. The antenna of higher sensitivity is selected automatically. Note When you are using SNCA-CFW5 and select Diversity, SNCA-AN1 is selected on the transmitting side and an antenna is selected automatically on the receiving side. SSID Type the ID to identify the wireless network you want to access using up to 32 ASCII alphanumeric characters. For your security, be sure to change the factory setting. Security Configure wireless network security. None: Select this option when no security is set. Caution This setting is not recommended for reasons of protecting your computer from harm. WEP: Select this option when WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) security method is used. WPA: Select this option when WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) security method is used. WPA2: Select this option when WPA2 security method is used. Simple setting: Select this option when you use Simple setting. WEP Set up this item when WEP is selected on Security. Use WEP key automatically generated Checking this box allows you to use an automatically generated WEP key. Uncheck the box when you enter a WEP key manually. To use the automatically generated WEP key, you need to enable the 802.1X (wireless) function. After checking this box, click OK at the bottom of the window. The 802.1X function is enabled. Note For correct operation of the 802.1X function, you need to configure the 802.1X settings, such as certificate setting, appropriately. For details on the 802.1X settings, see "Using the 802.1X Authentication Function - 802.1X Menu" on page 56. 802.1X This button is active when Use WEP key automatically generated is selected. When you click 802.1X, the 802.1X menu appears, allowing you to configure the 802.1X (wireless) function. WEP key Type and select the WEP key information. This section is active when Use WEP key automatically generated is not selected. Up to 4 WEP keys can be set in the following manner. 1 Select one of the WEP key numbers. 2 Type the same information in the WEP key and Retype WEP key text boxes. The length of a WEP key is 40 or 104 bit. A 104-bit WEP key has a higher security level than a 40-bit key. You can type the WEP key either in hexadecimal numbers (0 to 9 and A to F) or ASCII characters (alphanumeric). In hexadecimal, type 10 characters for a 40-bit key, or 26 characters for a 104-bit key. In ASCII, type 5 characters for a 40-bit key, or 13 characters for a 104-bit key. When Type is set to Infrastructure mode, the WEP key should be the same as that of the access point. When Type is set to Ad hoc mode, the WEP key should be the same as that of the communication client. WPA/WPA2 Set up this item when WPA or WPA2 is selected on Security. WPA and WPA2 use TKIP and AES encryption systems. This unit supports TKIP for WPA, and AES for WPA2. Authentication Select the authentication method. PSK: Select for PSK authentication. When this option is selected, Passphrase setting is required. 47 Configuring the Network - Network Menu