
AXIS 2400/2401 Admin Manual
Installing on a Network
9
Installing on a Network
• Quick installation - Follow the instructions below to quickly install on an Ethernet network.
• Easy installation - See
Using the AXIS IP Installer,
on page 39.
• Macintosh users - Please refer to
Notes for Macintosh Users,
on page 38.
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Using an appropriate method for your operating system, assign your product with a unique IP
address from a computer on your network, as follows:
Note:
In some Unix systems, the arp command can be located in a directory that is not on the
command path.
You will now see
‘
Request timed out...
’
messages repeatedly returned in the window.
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Note the Serial number on the
underside of the unit. You need to
know this to set the IP address.
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Connect the video output of your camera(s) to the AXIS 2400/2401
video port(s) using standard 75 Ohm coaxial video cable, terminated
with a BNC-connector. (Use a BNC-to-RCA converter if your camera is
supplied with a standard phono-type (RCA) connector.)
Serial number same as
Ethernet number; e.g.
00408c100086 =
00-40-8c-10-00-86
Windows only
- Start a DOS window and type these commands:
Syntax:
arp -s <Server IP address> <Ethernet address> <my PC IP address>
ping -t <Server IP address>
Example:
arp -s 172.21.1.200 00-40-8c-10-00-86 172.21.1.193
ping -t 172.21.1.200
UNIX only
- Type this in your command line:
Syntax:
arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> temp
ping <IP address>
Example:
arp -s 172.21.1.200 00:40:8c:10:00:86 temp
ping 172.21.1.200
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Connect an Ethernet cable to the AXIS
2400/2401 and attach it to the network.
Network connector
RJ-45 connector