Sony CH180 Security Camera User Manual


 
Administrating the Camera
Configuring the Network — Network Menu
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Secondary DNS server
Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server, if
necessary.
MTU
Enter the MTU value for wireless network. (1000 -1500)
If IPv6 is enabled, the value must be 1280 or greater.
Host name
Type the wireless network host name of the camera to be
transmitted to the DHCP server. This setting is valid
only when Obtain an IP address automatically
(DHCP) is selected in the Wireless tab.
Domain suffix
Type the wireless network domain suffix of the camera
to be transmitted to the DHCP server. This setting is
valid only when Obtain an IP address automatically
(DHCP) is selected in the Wireless tab.
Note
The domain suffix is sent to the DHCP server as FQDN
(Fully Qualified Domain Name) information when Host
name is set.
IPv6 setting
Configure the IPv6 network settings.
IPv6 can be used simultaneously with IPv4.
Only IPv6-specific details are explained here. For
common details, see “IPv4 setting” on page 51.
On/Off
To use IPv6, select On.
Prefix
Enter the Prefix value. (0 to 128)
IPv6 MTU
Enter the MTU value for IPv6. (1280 - 1500)
The value must not exceed the MTU value for the
wireless network.
Common setting
Type
Select the network connection type.
Ad hoc mode: Select this when connecting to a
computer directly. With this setting, specify a
wireless channel.
Infrastructure mode: Select this when connecting to a
computer via an access point or wireless router.
Notes
The setting of the HTTP port number is common to
the setting in the Network tab.
•With Ad hoc mode, you cannot select Use WEP key
automatically generated of WEP, or WPA or WPA2
on Security.
When you set Security to WPA or WPA2 and change
Infrastructure mode to Ad hoc mode, Security
setting is automatically changed to None.
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 short-
range 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.
Note
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.
Easy setting: Select this option when you use Easy
setting.