Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB Ad Hoc Network: Wonder how this would work in a high school gym with one shooter moving around and a person manning a laptop?
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In agreement with George - if you want this to work, you will have to be within 30 ft of the laptop presuming the card is wireless N, the card will not afford the laptop any internet during this time unless you have an ethernet cable, and if you go beyond this 30 ft limit, it will disconnect, and you will have to wait for it to re-initialize and start the upload again once you return to the 30 ft range. Allow at LEAST one minute to transfer one image you have taken to transfer from your camera from outside that 30 ft range, presuming that when you return, there are no obstructions in between.
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From my experience working with these units you can only have the access point in one mode. However you can link the Bullet to a switch and have a Nanostation M2 Rocket M2 on that switch, and p;ace it in the router mode to resolve you challenge.
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Looks like Eye-Fi just released an App for Windows 8 desktop that allows you to send the images from the card to the pc wirelessly.
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I don't believe this thing uses an IP network. It's more like a wireless phone. I'd be surprised if it wasn't just a DECT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Enhanced_Cordless_Telecommunications) device. The only way I could imagine getting this thing to integrate with a LAN would be to connect the Motorola A/V cable from your parent unit into a video capture card, and stream the result via your network. That's a *lot* more work than it'd be worth, IMO. You may want to just get yourself something like an x10 Airsight, or something. Like this: Genuine Foscam Fi8908w Wireless Ip Camera Network with Pan & Tilt,night Vision,2 Way Audio,black
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I used to install school intercom and PA systems for a living. While it may seem very loud to a home owner it is not designed for that type of application. It will not be of any practical used in a high school basketball court.
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It's acceptable in our gym, for like basketball, tennis motion analysis, at 120 fps. It should be OK at 240 fps, unfortunately the light source gives heavy blinking at that speed.
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I run Win 7 64 but it's not the OS that is the issue. I have the newest Zenbook with an Intel Core I-5, plenty of horsepower, and the latest release of Itel's widi. The product simply is not there yet. I would have gladly paid more for a product that did the job. 12 feet with line of sight is the most favorable test you can use. If it can't work in that environment, it's the product. To be fair I don't think anything is up to the task of streaming even 720p video.
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It does not provide WiFi, however it has TWO LAN adapters built-in. You CANNOT use the two 1000 Mbps adapters in "team" to have 2000 Mbps. But you could use one adapter for FTP and the other for regular network traffic. Not many people do that. But, you have seven slots and not much need for them. Get a WiFi card and you should be good to go.
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Vladimir, if you have an eye fi card it works just fine. I don't use an eye fi card myself, but a friend bought the adapter for his system and it works great with his eye fi cards.
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I haven't tried networking mine to my home network. I did download their app on my I-Phone and watch live streaming video that way. However, the range of the internal WiFi isn't very far. I'm guessing it's around 25 feet? The unit is very cool. I drive an average of 1000 miles per week. I like the having the idiot drivers on video should something happen.
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I never used Wi-fi cards on this camera, but the Eye-Fi SD cards are completely compatible. Here's the site: http://support.eye.fi/cameras/fujifilm/xf1 :)
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I have used it on 2 desktops so far. I am planning on buying a second unit to connect another PC to my home network. I am considering another one for my laptop as well, as the web is PAINFULLY slow on the built in wi-fi. Strong signal and easy set up.
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i have the same issue with a new Syslink router. Just a lot of data moving with four realtime cameras and it probably needs a dedicated network. If the frame rate of the cameras can be reduced it would help,
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I don't know. I haven't tried. It is in our new gymnasium and we may not have much need to try that. It won't be used a lot there. I have shut it off for now because when I turn my laptop computer on in the church it grabs the signal from the extender and it is slower because of the distance. I can always tell my computer to grab the signal from the router in the church.
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Hey. I'm a college student myself and here's my two cents. Wireless internet is very much available all over pretty much any campus. From personal experience attending Boston University I can tell you that for me it is available in all classrooms, the library, and study lounges and the student Union. The one place it is not provided is in the dormitories themselves where they also discourage hosting your own wireless networks, though I have managed to stay under the radar making the network hidden which is really quite simple. The lack of an optical drive could prove somewhat inconvenient. I'd suggest getting her the special external drive Apple makes to accompany it. That would take care of installing software and importing music CDs. The only place where it'd be a very serious inconvenience would be the inability to play dvds on the move without an external drive. The iTunes rental service is pretty neat but it is still an inconvenience. I personally think that trade off is well worth the benefits of having a lighter machine however. The Mac OS could prove to be a barrier if her school uses some Windows only software. The chances are working in a group she would really just need Word, Powerpoint and Excel compatibility. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is a great program which plays very nicely with its Windows counterpart. A lot of specialized educational software solutions these days are browser based so operating system isn't even a problem. I have a cousin who was the proud owner of a Powerbook who made it out of law school a few years ago. She raved about her experience with it and I never heard any complaints of compatibility issues. I think a MacBook Air would be a really great and thoughtful gift. Good Luck.
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It can be difficult if you don't know much about your network settings. I've found Hikvision is one the easier ones to set up. So come back and ask if you have questions while installing. -Victor
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It must be a direct connection. The HDMI signal is not being converted into any type of network protocol that would be necessary for routing.