07. Sharing Internet from a laptop

Sometimes to transmit images it can be useful to share your laptop's internet connection

• • When the wifi is delivered with a web authentification.

  • The Internet Lan cable is not reachable, too far away from your camera

  • When your Mifi/Huawei does not work

  • When 3G is too expensive or does not work

Technically speaking you will use an application called “Virtual Router” or a “Wifi Extender / Repeater”

In this tutorial I suggest you to get Connectify, which, when used with your wireless transmitters (Nikon WT4/5 or canon WFTx) is a very useful application.

You will not need more than 10 minutes to set the system up.

LAPTOP PART 1

• • Install (if not already done) Nikon Wireless Transmitter utility

  • Install Connectify on your laptop. (Ask me the link)

  • Reboot your computer.

  • Connect your claptop to internet. (The Wifi or Lan you are about to share)

  • Run Connectify :

    • Choose the name of your wifi: for exemple CanWIFI2

    • Choose a password: for exemple 12345678

    • Sometimes the main internet connection has a time-out. To keep it alive you can use Boursorama running in your webbrowser.

That’s it !! You are now broadcasting a Wifi network named “CanWIFI2” with 12345678 as a password . (test it with a smartphone if you can)

LAPTOP PART 2

• • Plug your Camera to your computer with the USB cable, switch it on.

  • Launch Wireless Transmitter Utility

Nikon D3, D3s,D4, D4s

• Switch your camera off, remove the cable

• Switch your camera on

• Menu / Setup Menu (spanner) / Network / Network Settings / Choose CanWIFI2

• Menu / Setup Menu (spanner) / Network / Options / AutoSend OFF

From now on, when you need to send a picture press in the same time the OK button + center Pad button