Nikon WT-1A Wireless Network Setup Guide User Manual
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Wireless Networking with Nikon Cameras
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Troubleshooting
Because there are so many variables (wireless connection, FTP server, WT-1, etc)
it can be difficult to troubleshoot problems with wireless image transfers The best
it can be difficult to troubleshoot problems with wireless image transfers The best
method is to methodically check each component to be sure that each is working.
First, check that the server computer is connected to the network.
Network Connection
There are several ways to check this, the easiest way is to connect to the router/
access point’s configuration page which usually has a “DHCP Clients” page (or
something similar which will list the IP addresses of all machines connected to
the network. If you find the IP address of the computer in question on the list
something similar which will list the IP addresses of all machines connected to
the network. If you find the IP address of the computer in question on the list
you can be sure it is “on the network.”
Wireless Network
If the connections to the FTP server is slow or drops off at random it could be
related to having multiple wireless networks competing on the same (or close)
channels. This can be a difficult problem to diagnose. There are several pieces of
shareware software that can scan for local wireless networks and display rel-
evant information. At right is a screen-shot from “MacStumbler” which shows
that there are two wireless networks present: “d2h_wireless” on channel 5 and
channels. This can be a difficult problem to diagnose. There are several pieces of
shareware software that can scan for local wireless networks and display rel-
evant information. At right is a screen-shot from “MacStumbler” which shows
that there are two wireless networks present: “d2h_wireless” on channel 5 and
“Nikon Opensky” on channel 1. If you
have a problem with a slow or unreliable
connection check that there are not other
networks present on the same channel,
ideally the channels should be seperated
by at least one blank number, for example
having one network on channel 2 and the
next on channel 4 would be ideal.
connection check that there are not other
networks present on the same channel,
ideally the channels should be seperated
by at least one blank number, for example
having one network on channel 2 and the
next on channel 4 would be ideal.
Macstumbler can be found at: “http://www.
macstumbler.com/”. A similar program for
Windows PC’s is “PCTEL Segue Roaming
Client” from “http://www.pctel.com/”.
FTP Server
A second thing to check when troubleshooting is the configuration of the FTP
server software. An easy way to check this is to use an FTP Client program (such
as “Fetch” on the Mac or wsFTP on Windows). An FTP client is used to connect
to the server and either upload or download files. When using the WT-1 it acts as
an FTP client, but for testing you can use a software to test the connection. To do
this:
as “Fetch” on the Mac or wsFTP on Windows). An FTP client is used to connect
to the server and either upload or download files. When using the WT-1 it acts as
an FTP client, but for testing you can use a software to test the connection. To do
this: