Sony ERS-7 - Manual (Page 6)

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Confirming system requirements
To use the AIBO EYES feature, your system must meet the following requirements.
Using only the AIBO Photo Album
• An e-mail account and continuous Internet connection are not needed.
• A PC that supports a wireless LAN can be used in place of a wireless LAN access point.
Caution
The AIBO EYES feature cannot be used with USB-
type cable and DSL modems.
A PC is required to configure the AIBO
®
Entertainment
Robot’s network and mail settings, as well as to view
pictures taken by the AIBO robot via a Web browser. A
“Memory Stick™” media reader/writer is required.
(Sony ® brand is recommended)
• In order to connect your PC to an access point via a
wireless LAN, your PC must have an IEEE 802.11b
compatible wireless LAN adaptor.
• A Web browser must be installed.
• An e-mail account that supports POP* receiving and
SMTP sending is required.
* The POP server must support the UIDL command (the
command that displays a listing of IDs attached to
individual e-mail messages). Check with your Internet
service provider to determine whether support is
available for your e-mail account.
When taking pictures of a certain scene at set intervals,
place the AIBO robot on its Energy Station.
The AIBO robot’s clock features, as well as user-
defined sleep/wake-up features are only available while
the AIBO robot is in Station mode.
E-mail server
Broadband
(e.g. Cable
modem, DSL,
etc.)
To the
Internet
Either the modem
or the access point
must have a router
function.
The AIBO robot Energy Station
ERA-7P1
The AIBO MIND software
“Memory Stick” media
PC (connected to
a wireless LAN)
Access point
for Wireless
LAN
Modem
PC (connected to a wired LAN)
The system must
always be
connected to the
Internet.