Canon IXUS Wireless User guide

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Wireless LAN Guide

English

• Thisguideexplainshowtousethecameratosendand

receiveimageswirelessly.Forinstructionsonhowto

operatethecamera,andsafetyprecautions,besureto

readtheCamera User Guide.

• Thisguidewillfamiliarizeyouwithhowtousethecamera

correctly.

• Keeptheguidehandyforfuturereference.

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What You Can Do With the Wireless

LAN Function

ThiscameraisanapprovedWi-Fi®*product.Youcanwirelesslyconnectto

andsendimagestothefollowingWi-Ficapabledevices.

*Wi-FiisabrandnamethatindicatesinteroperabilitycerticationofwirelessLAN

devices.

Connect to Web services

CANONiMAGEGATEWAYisanonlinephotoserviceavailabletothose

whohavepurchasedthisproduct.Ifyouregisterforfreeasamember,you

canuseCANONiMAGEGATEWAYtoaccessvariousWebservices,such

associalnetworkingservicessetonacomputer.

YouTube

Video

sharingsites

Social

networking

services

facebook

twitter

E-mail

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Connect to a

Smartphone

Sendimagestosmartphones

andtabletcomputersthathave

wirelessfunctions.Installationof

adedicatedapplicationonthe

smartphoneortabletisrequired.

SeetheCanonwebsitefordetails.

Connect to a Computer

Usetheincludedsoftwareto

wirelesslysendimagesfromthe

cameratoacomputer.

Fordetailsontheincluded

software,seetheImageBrowser

EX User Guide.

Connect to another

camera

Usethewirelessfunctiontosend

imagesbetweenCanon-brand

cameras.

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Countries and Regions Where Wireless

LAN Use is Approved

IXUS510HSandIXUS240HSareincompliance(asofJanuary2012)

withtheradiosignalregulationsoftheregionslistedbelow.

IXUS 510 HS / IXUS 240 HS

Applicable Countries and Regions

Wireless LAN

Specication

Supported

Channels

People’sRepublicofChina*

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,Taiwan,

HongKong/Macao,Japan,SouthKorea,

Singapore,Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,

Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,

Finland,France*

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,Germany,Greece,

Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,

Liechtenstein,Lithuania,Luxembourg,

Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,

Portugal,Romania,Russia,Slovakia,

Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,

UnitedKingdom,Australia,NewZealand

IEEE802.11b/g/n*

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1–13

*1UsingthewirelessfunctionoutdoorsisprohibitedinFrance.

*2Only2.4GHzbandissupported.

*3OnlyIXUS510HScanbeused.

•UseofthewirelessLANfunctionisnotapprovedincountriesandregionsthatarenot

listedabove.

•BesuretochecktheCanonwebsiteforthelatestinformationoncountriesand

regionswherewirelessLANuseisapproved.

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Table of Contents

WhatYouCanDoWiththe

WirelessLANFunction..............w-2

CountriesandRegionsWhere

WirelessLANUseis

Approved...................................w-4

Before Using the Camera........w-6

RadioWavePrecautions........... w-6

WirelessLANPrecautions......... w-6

SecurityPrecautions..................w-7

1 Wireless LAN

Preparations ...................... w-9

UsingWirelessLANtoSend

ImagesFromtheCamera........w-10

RegisteringaCamera

Nickname(Firsttimeonly)....... w-11

2 Connecting to Web

Services ...........................w-13

RegisteringWebServices........w-14

AdjustingSettingsforUsing

WebServicesFromCANON

iMAGEGATEWAY...................w-15

ConnectingtoWebServices....w-17

3 Connect to a

Smartphone ..................... w-19

AddingaSmartphone.............. w-20

4 Connect to Another

Camera.............................w-23

AddingaCamera..................... w-24

5 Connect to a

Computer .........................w-25

PreparingtoRegistera

Computer................................. w-26

AddingaComputer.................. w-32

UsingCameraWindow

toTransferImagestoa

Computer................................. w-37

6 Sending Images ..............w-41

SendingImagesIndividually.... w-42

SendingMultipleImages.........w-43

7 Helpful Information ......... w-45

EditingConnection

Information...............................w-46

ReturningtheWirelessLAN

SettingstoDefault...................w-50

Troubleshooting....................... w-51

On-ScreenMessages.............. w-53

Glossary................................... w-55

Specications........................... w-56

Index........................................ w-57

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Before Using the Camera

Radio Wave Precautions

• ThisproductincorporatesanapprovedWLANmodule.Themodel

numberisPC1735inthecaseof

IXUS 510 HS

,andPC1739inthecase

of

IXUS 240 HS

(includingWLANmodulemodelWM217).

• Doinganyofthefollowingmayincurlegalpenalties:

-Alteringormodifyingtheproduct

-Removingthecerticationlabelsfromtheproduct

• Accordingtoforeignexchangeandforeigntradelawregulations,export

permission(orservicetransactionpermission)fromtheJapanese

governmentisnecessarytoexportstrategicresourcesorservices

(includingthisproduct)outsideJapan.

• BecausethisproductincludesAmericanencryptionsoftware,itfalls

underU.S.ExportAdministrationRegulations,andcannotbeexportedto

orbroughtintoacountryunderU.S.tradeembargo.

Radio Wave Interference Precautions

• Thisproductmayreceiveinterferencefromotherdevicesthatemitradio

waves.Toavoidinterference,besuretousethisproductasfarawayas

possiblefromsuchdevices,oravoidusingthedevicesatthesametime

asthisproduct.

Wireless LAN Precautions

• BesuretomakenotesofthewirelessLANsettingsyouuse.

ThewirelessLANsettingssavedtothisproductmaybeeraseddueto

incorrectoperationoftheproduct,theeffectsofradiowavesorstatic

electricity,accidentormalfunction.Besuretomakenotesofwireless

LANsettingsasaprecaution.PleasenotethatCanonacceptsno

responsibilityfordegradationofcontent,directorindirectdamagesor

lossofrevenuearisingfromuseoftheproduct.

• Whentransferringthisproducttoanotherperson,disposingofit,or

sendingitforrepair,besuretonotethewirelessLANsettingsandreset

theproducttoitsdefaultsettings(erasesettings)ifnecessary.

• Canonwillnotmakecompensationforlossortheftoftheproduct.

Canonacceptsnoresponsibilityfordamagesincurreddueto

unauthorizedaccesstoregistereddata(imagetransferdestinations,etc.)

iftheproductislostorstolen.

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• Besuretousetheproductasdirectedinthisguide.

BesuretousethewirelessLANfunctionofthisproductwithinthe

guidelinesnotedinthisguide.Canonacceptsnoresponsibilityfor

damagesorlossevenifthefunctionandproductareusedinwaysother

thanasdescribedinthisguide.

• DonotusethewirelessLANfunctionofthisproductnearmedical

equipmentorotherelectronicequipment.

UseofthewirelessLANfunctionnearmedicalequipmentorother

electronicequipmentmayaffectoperationofthosedevices.

Security Precautions

SincewirelessLANusesradiowavestotransmitsignals,tightersecurity

precautionsarenecessarythanwhenusingaLANcable.

WhenusingwirelessLAN,keepthefollowingpointsinmind.

• Onlyusenetworksyouareauthorizedtouse.

ThisproductsearchesforwirelessLANnetworksinthevicinityand

displaystheresultsonthescreen.Networksyouarenotauthorizedto

use(unknownnetworks)mayalsobedisplayed.However,connectingto

orattemptingtousethosenetworkscouldberegardedasunauthorized

access.Besuretouseonlynetworksyouareauthorizedtouse,anddo

notattempttoconnecttootherunknownnetworks.

Ifsecuritysettingshavenotbeenproperlyset,thefollowingproblemsmay

occur.

• Transmissionmonitoring

ThirdpartieswithmaliciousintentmaymonitorwirelessLAN

transmissionsandattempttoacquirethedatayouaresending.

• Unauthorizednetworkaccess

Thirdpartieswithmaliciousintentmaygainunauthorizedaccessto

thenetworkyouareusingandsteal,modify,ordestroyinformation.

Additionally,youcouldfallvictimtoothertypesofunauthorizedaccess

suchasimpersonation(wheresomeoneassumesanidentitytogain

accesstounauthorizedinformation)andspringboardattacks(where

someonegainsunauthorizedaccesstoyournetworkasaspringboardto

covertheirtrackswheninltratingothersystems).

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Topreventthesetypesofproblemsfromoccurring,besuretothoroughly

secureyourwirelessLANnetwork.

BesuretousethewirelessLANfunctionofthiscamerawithaproper

understandingofwirelessLANsecurity,andbalanceriskandconvenience

whenadjustingsecuritysettings.

Hereby,CanonInc.,declaresthatthisWM217isin

compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsand

otherrelevantprovisionsofDirective1999/5/EC.

Pleasecontactthefollowingaddressfortheoriginal

DeclarationofConformity:

CANON EUROPA N.V.

Bovenkerkerweg59-61,1185XBAmstelveen,TheNetherlands

CANON INC.

30-2,Shimomaruko3-chome,Ohta-ku,Tokyo146-8501,Japan

Complies with

IDA Standards

DB00671

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Wireless LAN Preparations

Thischapterexplainshowtousethecamera’s

wirelessLANfunctiontoconnecttoanotherdevice,

includingallnecessarysettings.

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Using Wireless LAN to Send Images

From the Camera

Registering a camera nickname (p.w-11)

Adding the target device/destination to the camera

(p.w-17) (p.w-20) (p.w-24) (p.w-32)

Sending images (p.w-41)

Preparations

Connection

Send/

Import

Transferring

images to a

computer

(p.w-37)

Another cameraWeb services ComputerSmartphones

Connect the camera and destination wirelessly (image send destination)

• Installing the

supplied

software*

• Connecting

with the

computer

• Registering

web services

(p.w-14)

• Adjusting

settings for

using web

services from

CANON

iMAGE

GATEWAY

(p.w-15)

• Installing the

supplied

software*

• Connecting

with the

computer

• Preparing to

register a

computer

(p.w-26)

• Installing the

dedicated

CameraWindow

application

on the

smartphone

*InstructionsinthisguideapplywhenthesoftwareontheincludedCD-ROMhasbeen

correctlyinstalled.SeetheCamera User Guideforsoftwareinstallationinstructions.

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Registering a Camera Nickname

(First time only)

Tostartwith,registeracameranickname.

Thisnicknamewillbedisplayedonthescreenoftargetdeviceswhen

connectingtootherdevicesviawirelessLAN.

1 Access the wireless LAN

screen.



Pressthe

1

buttontoturnthecamera

on.



Touch .



willbedisplayedduringsingle-image

display.Itwillnotbedisplayedinindex

display.

2 Enter a nickname.



Touchwithintheframeandthenentera

nickname(upto16lettersandnumbers)

withthedisplayedkeyboard,andthen

touch

^

.



Touch[OK].

• Whenconnectingwirelesslywithanydeviceotherthanacomputer,a

memorycardmustbeinsertedinthecamera.Whenconnectingwirelessly

withasmartphone,imagesmustbestoredinthememorycard.

• Tochangethecamera’snickname,choose[WirelessLANSettings]onthe

3

tab,andthenchoose[ChangeDeviceNickname].

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Connecting to Web Services

ThischapterexplainshowtoregistervariousWeb

servicestoyourcamera.

• AcomputerisrequiredforWebservicesettings,startingwithCANON

iMAGEGATEWAY.

• ForinformationoncountriesandregionswhereCANONiMAGE

GATEWAYisavailable,visittheCanonwebsite(http://canon.com/cig).

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Registering Web Services

First,signupforafreeCANONiMAGEGATEWAYaccount.

CANONiMAGEGATEWAYoffersvariousservices,suchastheabilityto

shareimagesinanonlinephotoalbum.CANONiMAGEGATEWAYalso

servesasabridgesitetosendimageswirelesslytoe-mailaddresses,

socialnetworkingservices,andotherWebservices.Clickhttp://canon.com/

cig,accesstheappropriateCANONiMAGEGATEWAYsiteforyourcountry

ofresidence,andfollowtheon-screeninstructionstoregisterasamember.

YoucancontinuetoregisterotherWebservicesotherthanCANONiMAGE

GATEWAYtoyouraccount.Forfurtherdetails,checkthewebsitesforeach

webserviceyouwanttoregister.

• AnInternetconnectionisrequiredtoaccessCANONiMAGEGATEWAY

(anInternetbrowsermustbeinstalledonthecomputer,youmusthavean

accountwithanInternetserviceprovider,andanInternetconnectionmust

beestablished).

• CheckCANONiMAGEGATEWAYforbrowser(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,

etc.)settings,conditionsandversioninformationwhenconnectingto

CANONiMAGEGATEWAY.

• SeparateISPconnectionandaccesspointfeesmaybeapplicable.

• CameraTransmissionHistory:youcanchecktheimagetransferhistoryfrom

yourcameratoWebservices.

• Help:ProvidesdetailsonhowtouseCANONiMAGEGATEWAY.

• Library:Atimelineofimagestransferredfromthecamerawillbedisplayed

asanindex.



Library

HelpCameraTransmissionHistory

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Adjusting Settings for Using Web

Services From CANON iMAGE GATEWAY

AdjustaccountsettingsfortheWebservicesyouwanttouse.Because

CameraWindowisusedtoadjustsettings,besuretoinstallitfromthe

includedCD-ROMbeforehand.Installationinstructionscanbefoundin

“IncludedSoftware,Manuals”intheCamera User Guide.

1 Connect the camera to a

computer with the interface

cable.



WhenusingaWindowscomputer,you

canconnectwirelessly,withoutusingan

interfacecable,howeversettingsmustbe

completedbeforehand(p.w-28).

2 Start CameraWindow.



Pressthe

1

buttontoturnthecamera

on.



Fordetailsonhowtostart

CameraWindow,see“Start

CameraWindow”(p.w-37).

3 Choose [Set Up Web Services].



Click[SetUpWebServices].

4 Login to CANON iMAGE

GATEWAY.



EnteryourCANONiMAGEGATEWAY

loginnameandpassword,andthenclick

[Login].

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AdjustingSettingsforUsingWebServicesFromCANONiMAGEGATEWAY

5 Set a Web service you want to

use.



Followtheon-screeninstructionsto

completesettingsforWebservicesyou

wanttouse.



OncetheWebservicesettingsare

complete,click[Finish]atthebottomof

thewindowtocloseit.

6 Apply Web service settings to

the camera.



ChoosethenameoftheWebserviceyou

wanttoset,andclick

inthemiddleof

thelists.

󱚤

ThenameoftheWebservicethatwillbe

savedtothecamerawillbedisplayedin

the[Camera]list.



Click▲or▼tochangetheorderofthe

Webservicesthatwillbedisplayedinthe

camera’swirelessLANmenu.



Afteryounishadjustingsettingsinthe

[Camera]listtoyourliking,closethe

window.

󱚤

Webservicesettingswillbeappliedto

thecamera.

• IfCameraWindowisnotdisplayedinstep2,see“UsingCameraWindowto

TransferImagestoaComputer”(p.w-37)fordetails.

• Upto20e-mailaddressescanberegisteredtothecameraforsending

imagesase-mail.

• AfterloggingintoCANONiMAGEGATEWAYthesecondtimeinstep4,the

screeninstep6willbedisplayed.TochangesettingsforWebservicesyou

use,click[EditWebServices].

• ToaddorchangeWebservices,repeattheaboveproceduresstartingfrom

step1.

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Connecting to Web Services

ConnecttoWebservicesregisteredtothecamera.

1 Access the wireless LAN

screen.



Touch .

2 Choose a Web service.



TouchtheiconfortheWebserviceyou

wanttosendimagesto.



Ifyouchosee-mail,touchtheaddresses

youwanttosendimagestointhe[Select

Destination]screen.

3 Connect to an access point.



Touch[AddanAccessPoint].

󱚤

Alistofdetectedaccesspointswillbe

displayedinthe[AccessPointConnect]

screen.

󱚤

Forfurtherinstructions,see“Connecting

toaWPSSupportedAccessPoint”

(p.w-33)or“ConnectingtoAccessPoints

intheList”(p.w-34).

󱚤

Forinstructionsafterconnectingto

anaccesspoint,see“SendingImages”

(p.w-41).

• WhenaconnectiondestinationissetusingtheTouchActionssetting,you

canautomaticallyaccessthefunctiontoconnecttothelastconnected

destinationfromthenexttimebyjustdraggingonthescreenwithoutneeding

toperformtheconnectionoperation.

SeetheCamera User GuidefordetailsonTouchActionsettings.

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w-19

3

Connect to a Smartphone

ThischapterexplainshowtoaddwirelessLAN

enabledsmartphonestoyourcamera’sconnection

list.

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Adding a Smartphone

AddasmartphonetoyourlistofdevicestoconnecttoviawirelessLAN.

WirelessLANconnectiontosmartphonescanbedonebyadhocor

infrastructuremodes.

• Theconnectionproceduresforconnectingtoasmartphonehereare

explainedusingadhocmode.Referto“ConnectingtoAccessPointsinthe

List”(p.w-34)in“AddingaComputer”whenconnectingviainfrastructure

mode.

• BeforeconnectingtoacameraviawirelessLAN,downloadandinstallthe

dedicatedCameraWindow(free)applicationonyoursmartphone.

Fordetailsonthisapplication(supportedsmartphonesandincluded

functions),refertotheCanonwebsite.

1 Access the wireless LAN

screen.



Touch .

2 Choose a smartphone.



Touch .

3 Choose [Add a Device].



Touch[AddaDevice].

4 Choose ad hoc mode.



Touch[AdHoc]andthen[Next].

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