Connecting to an FTP server
Make the following settings to connect to the selected FTP server.
Selecting the method of connecting to the FTP server
MENU → (Network) → [Transfer/Remote] → [FTP Transfer Func.] → [FTP Connect Method] → desired setting.
- WireLAN(USB-LAN):
- Connect to the FTP server using a commercially available USB-LAN conversion adaptor.
- USB Tethering :
- Connect the camera and the smartphone with a USB cable, and then connect to the FTP server using the Wi-Fi function of the smartphone or the mobile line.
- Wi-Fi:
- Connect to the FTP server using a wireless LAN.
Enabling the FTP transfer function
MENU → (Network) → [Transfer/Remote] → [FTP Transfer Func.] → [FTP Function] → [On].
Connecting the camera to the FTP server
If you select [WireLAN(USB-LAN)], set [FTP Function] to [On], and connect the camera to the router using the USB-LAN conversion adaptor and the LAN cable.
If you select [USB Tethering], set [FTP Function] to [On], and connect the USB Type-C terminal on the camera to the smartphone with a USB cable. After allowing the smartphone to connect to the camera, enable the smartphone’s internet sharing function or tethering function.
If you select [Wi-Fi], the camera will automatically connect to the FTP server once the FTP server is registered and a network connection is established.
- When the connection method is [WireLAN(USB-LAN)] or [USB Tethering] and you have set [FTP Function] to [On], a message appears on the camera asking whether to connect to the FTP server. Press [OK], and then connect the camera to the router or smartphone.
About the connection status
- Once the connection has been established, the (FTP connection) icon will appear in the recording standby screen or the playback screen.
- If connection fails, the (FTP connection) icon appears orange. Select MENU →(Network) → [Transfer/Remote] → [FTP Transfer Func.] and check the displayed error details.
Hint
- When trying to establish an FTP connection via a wireless LAN, if the camera is not emitting radio waves after entering the FTP power save mode, etc., the (wireless LAN) icon on the screen will disappear.
- If connecting via a wireless LAN, make sure that you are near the registered access point.
- You can also establish an FTP connection via a wired LAN (USB-LAN) even if [Airplane Mode] is set to [On].
Note
- When connecting via a wired LAN (USB-LAN) or USB tethering, the Wi-Fi function of the camera cannot be used.
- When a connection error occurs, check the following.
- Make sure that the wired LAN cable/USB-LAN conversion adaptor/USB cable is not disconnected and the terminal is inserted correctly.
- If connecting via a wireless LAN but the registered access point cannot be found, move closer to the registered access point.