Re: WT-5 Ad Hoc Mode

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Re: WT-5 Ad Hoc Mode

My android and windows 8 devices cannot see the network my WT-5 created via ad hoc mode. Why is this?

Also, what kind of encryption is the WT-5 using?

 

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So Windows 8 does not support ad hoc networks, but after digging online I found the solution:

Note if you have Windows 7 or Mac/iPhone/iPad you do not have to follow these complicated steps as they just work out of the box!

Windows does not support connecting NOR creating ad hoc networks. However Windows 8 does support another "version" of ad hoc called Microsoft Hosted Network Adapter. This essentially allows any Windows 8/8.1 to be a wireless access point, to do so you need to go into the command prompt (search "CMD" then left click and choose "Run as administrator"). Then you can do the following commands:


netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid="your_chosen_network_name_must_be_in_quotes_here" key="your_chosen_8_to_63_ASCII_password_must_be_in_quotes_here"

->SETS UP THE HOSTED NETWORK, NOTE THAT THE KEY MUST BE 8 TO 63 ASCII CHARACTERS LONG OR ELSE IT WON'T WORK

netsh.exe wlan start hostednetwork

->STARTS THE HOSTED NETWORK

netsh.exe wlan stop hostednetwork

->THIS STOPS THE HOSTED NETWORK, BUT SHOULD LEAVE WIFI ALONE. WIFI AND HOST NETWORK ARE FROM TWO DIFFERENT DEVICES!
netsh wlan show hostednetwork

->THIS SHOWS THE CURRENT HOSTED NETWORK YOU JUST CREATED

If you get an error upon starting the hosted network, then follow these steps:

1. Go to device manager.
2. Click on view and press on "show hidden devices".
3. Go down to the list of devices and expand the node "Network Devices" .
4. Find an adapter with the name "Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter" and then right click on it.
5. Select Enable
6. This will enable the AdHoc created connection, it should appear in the network connections in Network and Sharing Center, if the AdHoc network connection is not appear then open elevated command prompt and apply this command "netsh wlan stop hostednetwork" without quotations.
7. After this, the connection should appear.

On the Nikon D4/D4S or any other device using the WT-5 transmitter, you need to type in your chosen SSID and KEY (omitting the quotes). The same would go for Canon wifi connections.

So instead of choosing [Ad Hoc] on your WT-5 device, you would choose [Search for Wireless Network], then select the network with the matching SSID, you will then be prompted to type in your KEY.

Essentially what is happening is your Windows 8/8.1 is creating a network from thin air (so you could be in the middle of no where) and your WT-5 device simply connects to it. By doing so both your camera and Windows will be on the SAME network and they can proceed to talk to each other. At this point you can open up the browser and type in the IP address as shown on your WT-5 device (be sure to exit the connection wizard of your WT-5 device first, then it will automatically proceed to connect to the network).

If it doesn't connect then stop and restart the host network.

FYI: With networking enabled on the D4 you CANNOT record videos! The "No Movie" icon will appear! Bummer!

UPDATE: After disconnecting the D4 from my Dell Venue 8 Pro for a few hours, trying to reconnect it failed. And it caused a network adapter error that forced me to restore windows to a previous restore-point. So it seems like this method is a bit buggy. Not too reliable. I may have to get an ipad.

 

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I just got an ipad mini and it connected to the WT-5 ad hock network with super ease. The only quirk is that you can only use Safari to download the images as iOS restricts which apps can download what. Each App needs approval from Apple to download files to the system.