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Canon WFT-E1 (A) Wireless File Transmitter
Network Support Guide
Apple Macintosh
Authored by Simon Adams Product Support Specialist Canon UK RCC December 05
Revision 1.0
© Canon 2006
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Setting up the WFT-E1A on the Apple Macintosh
This document will take you through the process of setting up the WFT-E1A wireless file transmitter in conjunction with an Apple Macintosh
In this example we have used the following test specifications:
Canon Eos 1DS Mk II Camera Body
Canon WFT-E1A Wireless File Transmitter
D-Link DWL-122 USB Wireless Transmitter (Required for Ad Hoc or Infrastructure Mode)
Netgear WG602 Wireless Access Point (Required for Infrastructure Mode)
Macintosh dual 2.5 GHz G5 running OSX 10.4.3
Three Stages to Complete Setup
There are three stages to setting up the WFT-E1A with your Mac.
1. Setting up your Wireless Network on your computer
2. Setting up your FTP Server on your computer
3. Setting up your WFT-E1A to talk to your Wireless Network and FTP Server
Stage 1 Setting up your Wireless Network on your computer
Stage 1 will involve installing a wireless transmitter on your Mac. Most transmitters come in the form of a USB dongle that is inserted into a spare USB port on your Mac. The dongle should come with a manufacturer s installation disk that installs the necessary drivers for the dongle . Once your dongle
has installed correctly you should see an entry in System Preferences usually under Other relating to your wireless dongle. If you are using an airport card, then your wireless card settings may appear elsewhere in System Preferences.
If you experience difficulties installing your wireless transmitter or Airport card on your Mac you should contact your manufacturer for assistance with its installation.
We will start the network set up with the assumption that you have installed your Mac s wireless transmitter (dongle) and it is working correctly.
Authored by Simon Adams Product Support Specialist Canon UK RCC December 05
Revision 1.0
© Canon 2006
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In the first instance you need to decide if you are going to set the WFT-E1 (A) to talk directly to your
Mac s wireless card (Ad Hoc) or whether you are going to use a wireless access point (Infrastructure).
Ad Hoc mode is useful for use outside with a laptop where an access point would be cumbersome;
however as Ad Hoc mode uses the older 802.11b wireless transmission format you will only achieve a
