Sony ERS-7M2 Manual

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Confirming system requirements
To use the AIBO EYES feature, your system must meet the following requirements.
Using only the AIBO Photo Album
An e-mail account and continuous Internet connection are not needed.
A PC that supports a wireless LAN can be used in place of a wireless LAN access point.
Caution
The AIBO EYES feature cannot be used with USB-
type cable and DSL modems.
A PC is required to configure the AIBO
®
 Entertainment 
Robot’s network and mail settings, as well as to view 
pictures taken by the AIBO robot via a Web browser. A 
“Memory Stick™” media reader/writer*
1
 is required. 
In order to connect your PC to an access point via a 
wireless LAN, your PC must have an IEEE 802.11b 
compatible wireless LAN adaptor.
A Web browser must be installed.
An e-mail account that supports POP*
2
 receiving and 
SMTP sending is required.
*1 Only Sony products are guaranteed to operate correctly.
*2 The POP server must support the UIDL command (the 
command that displays a listing of IDs attached to 
individual e-mail messages). Check with your Internet 
service provider to determine whether support is 
available for your e-mail account.
When taking pictures of a certain scene at set intervals, 
place the AIBO robot on its Energy Station.
The AIBO robot’s clock features, as well as user-
defined sleep/wake-up features are only available while 
the AIBO robot is in Station mode.
E-mail server
Broadband 
(e.g. Cable 
modem, DSL, 
etc.)
To the 
Internet
Either the modem 
or the access point 
must have a router 
function.
The AIBO robot Energy Station 
ERA-7P1
The AIBO MIND 2 
software “Memory Stick” 
media
PC (connected to 
a wireless LAN)
Access point 
for Wireless 
LAN 
Modem
PC (connected to a wired LAN)
The system must 
always be 
connected to the 
Internet.
Please set the 
authorization mode to 
“Open System 
Authorization”.
You can specify either 
WEP-encrypted or 
unencrypted network 
communication.