Owner's Manual

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Wireless Networking with Nikon Cameras

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Windows XP Built-in FTP Setup

All versions of Windows have a built-in FTP server which can be conﬁgured to

allow remote users (including Nikon wireless cameras) to connect and transfer

images. This document will discuss the setup of the Windows XP version of the

FTP server, however other versions are similar. First we need to install the Micro-

soft Internet Information Services:

1) From the “Start” menu choose “Control Panels” and then click “Add

or Remove Programs”

2) Click the “Add or Remove Windows Components” button

3) Scroll through the list that is displayed and place a check next to

Internet Information Services (IIS) and click “Next”

4) Follow the on-screen prompts and restart the computer when ﬁn-

ished

Next we need to ensure that the FTP Service is running:

1) From the “Start” menu choose “Control Panels” and then click “Administra-

tive Tools”

2) Double-click on the “Services” item

3) In the list that is displayed, ﬁnd the “FTP Publishing” and be sure that it says

“Started” in the “Status” column. If it does not right-click the item and choose

“Start.”

Finally, we can setup the FTP server itself:

1) From the “Start” menu choose “Control Panels“ and then click “Administra-

tive Tools”

2) Double-click on the “Internet Information Services (IIS)” item

3) In the list that is displayed, double-click the “<your computer name> (local

computer)” item to expand the list

4) Double-click the “FTP Sites” item to expand the list

5) Right-click and choose “Properties” on the “Default FTP Site” item