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Video over IP
Manual
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Step 4: Selecting an IP Address for Your Network
VIP
comes with the default IP address of
192.168.0.1
. Before operating
the system inside your own network, a valid IP address needs to be set.
VIP
offers 3 convenient ways for configuring IP addresses:
1.
Using command line tools, e.g. in a DOS box.
2.
Using a terminal program attached at the RS-232 control terminal port.
3.
Using a Web Browser.
In the following, IP address configuration using command line tools is
described in detail. For a description of IP address configuration using a ter-
minal program or a Web Browser refer to chapter 4.
The command line procedure for configuration of an IP address requires
the
VIP
to be located in the same subnet as the configuring PC. Two steps
are required:
1. Add MAC-address to the PC’s ARP routing table:
You first have to make the
VIP
known to the ARP routing table of the PC,
which you are using for the configuration. The ARP routing table links the
hardware or so-called MAC address to the IP address to be configured.
The MAC address of the unit can be found on the bottom label of the unit.
At the command line, in a DOS box, type the following:
C:\>arp -s "IP address" "MAC address"
For example, the command line
C:\>arp -s 192.168.0.5 00-60-54-04-F5-94
will link the IP address
192.168.0.5
, which is the one to be configured, to
the unit’s MAC address
00-60-54-04-F5-94
. The command will add an
entry into your PC's ARP table. Check the new entry by typing:
C:\>arp -a
The entry should appear in the displayed list. It is possible, however, that the
PC will not add a new entry into an otherwise empty table. In this case, just
’ping’ any other PC or network device and try again.
2. Assign the IP address using the ’ping’ command:
Step 1 above was required in order to reach the
VIP
unit to be configured.
The actual configuration of the unit is carried out using the ’ping’ com-
mand. By typing
C:\>ping "IP address"
the PC system will send a message (ICMP) to the
VIP
unit, which will find
the attached IP address and will configure itself accordingly. At least one
positive reply should appear on the PC screen. If there are no replies, the
VIP
unit is not connected properly or is not located in the same subnet as
your PC. In this case you either have to use another way to configure the IP
address or reconfigure the network arrangement.