Canon PowerShot SD430 Software & Wireless Manual page 80

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Wireless Network Settings for the Computer and Camera
Checking Your Wireless Connection Configuration
The method for connecting the camera to the computer will vary according to your computer's
wireless connection configuration. See the following diagram and confirm that your
configuration uses connection method
Wireless Network
Already in Use
Add the camera to the wireless
network in use.
Existing Network
Wireless LAN Router
Check the settings for your wireless
network and note them in the
checklist (next page).
Connecting a camera and computer
via an access point, such as a wireless
LAN router, is called an
"infrastructure connection".
• A router is a device for connecting several computers or other equipment in a
network (LAN). A router with a built-in wireless networking function is called a
wireless LAN router.
• See your computer's user guide if you are uncertain about its operating system.
A or B
A
.
B
1:1 Direct
Connection
between Camera
and Computer
Create a new network for the camera
and computer.
Connecting a camera and computer
directly in a 1:1 connection is called
an "ad hoc connection".