AVT GigE Cameras Installation Manual V1.1.0
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Installing hardware
Users can fix the adapter address to minimize the time required for a camera to
be recognized by the host application. Systems that employ multiple Ethernet
adapters connected to multiple cameras will also be required to fix the address
of the Ethernet adapter.
[Windows 7]
–
Start
,
Control Panel
–
Network and Internet
–
View network status and tasks
–
Change adapter settings
– Right-click Network Connection
–
Properties
– Select
Internet Protocol Version
4
and click
Properties
– Select
Use the following IP
address
:
IP Address
: 169.254.100.1
Subnet mask
: 255.255.0.0
Default gateway
: blank
[Linux]
–
Terminal
: ifconfig
– Note eth# of NIC connected to
camera
–
Terminal
: sudo gedit /etc/net-
work/interfaces
–
Add/edit
:
auto eth6
iface eth6 inet static
address 169.254.100.1
netmask 255.255.0.0
Where,
eth6
is name of NIC con-
nected to camera.
Figure 2: Windows - Fixed IP address,
Auto IP range
Figure 3: Interfaces file for static IP,
Linux Ubuntu 10.04
