Canon EOS C500 PL - Manual (Page 12)

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Connection Wizard
If the access point is encrypted (C), you will need to enter the encryption key (password). To
find out the encryption key, refer to the instruction manual of the access point (wireless router)
or consult the network administrator.
1
Select the WEP index key.
This step is only necessary if the Wi-Fi network’s
authentication method is set to [Shared Key] or if
the encryption method is set to [WEP].
2
Select [Input] and the press SET to
open the keyboard screen and enter the
encryption key.
3
Use the joystick or turn the SELECT dial
to select a character and then press
SET to add it.
After a moment, the character you entered will
change to “‹” to protect the password.
Use the arrows ( / / / ) to change the
position of the cursor and the backspace character
(
) to delete the last character entered.
Repeat this step as necessary to enter the
encryption key.
4
After entering the encryption key, select
[OK] and then press SET.
5
Select [OK] and press SET to send the
encryption key.
Continue with the procedure to configure the IP
address assignment (A 15).
Encrypted Access Points
[WEP]/[Shared Key]
Valid encryption keys vary depending on the encryption method.
64-bit WEP encryption:
5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal characters.
128-bit WEP encryption: 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters.
AES / TKIP encryption: 8-63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters.
* Note: ASCII characters include the numbers 0 to 9, the letters a to z and A to Z and some punctuation marks and
special symbols. Hexadecimal characters comprise the numbers 0 to 9 and the letters a to f and A to F.
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