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A.4 Canon WFT-E1 Can’t Connect

The WFT-E1 provides speciﬁc error messages using it’s onboard LCD. If you

are getting an error code, please check the meaning in the manual and verify

the settings associated with that error. Please note that some errors can be

triggered by other factors (eg the ’unable to lo cate server’ error can be

generated by mistakes in the camera’s IP Address) so if the settings directly

related to the error message are correct it is a good idea to double check the

rest of the settings. As with the WT-1, the WFT-E1 does not have a wizard

based interface so there is no way to interactively isolate the source of the

problem.

If you are unable to manually isolate the problem, it is often a good idea

to try to connect the WFT-E1 to your network via a wired connection. This

eliminates the wireless settings from the equation and allows you to test the

remainder of the settings in isolation - if it works in this setup, then focus

on the wireless settings. If it do es not work, the issue likely lies with your

TCP/IP or FTP settings so double check your settings and ensure everything

is in place. Once those issues are corrected return to wireless operation and

try to connect by modifying the 802.11 settings.

Naturally, if the above still doesn’t help you to get up and running then

you may contact us for further assistance. See section A.6 for more informa-

tion on how to go about that.

A.5 Transmitter Running too Slowly

The Nikon WT-2/2A and Canon WFT-E1/1A transmitters are 802.11g de-

vices and can operate at speeds of up to 54mbps. Unfortunately, when

operating in the ad-hoc mode the IEEE802.11g standard does not specify

that devices have to work at speeds faster than 11mbps (the same speed as

802.11b). As such, if you are using one of these transmitters to send images

directly to your computer you will be limited to using the slower speed - the

only way to get the 54mbps sync speed is to use an infrastructure network

(ie a network based around an access point/wireless router/base station).

The easiest solution is to look at wireless network adapters that oﬀer soft-

AP modes (such as ZyXel’s G-220 or AG-225H) or compact USB-powered

access points (such as the D-Link DWL-G730AP). These devices allow you

to provide access point functionality in a package that can operate oﬀ of