Figure 3:
Example of external DHCP network connections on a 16 port HD Video Appliance.
1. Connect a network cable from the router or switch to one of thecamera network uplink ports on the
back of the appliance, identified by the
icon.
2. Connect Avigilon cameras to the numbered ports.
3. If you would like to access the corporate network through the HD Video Appliance, you can add an
Internet connection to one of the corporate network ports. The corporate network ports are separate
from the numbered camera ports, so they will not interfere with video recording.
After you've made the required network and camera connections, you can configure the Avigilon Control
Center software. See
For information about cloud-connecting your ACC server, see Avigilon Cloud Services
.
Connecting to Cameras with Static IP Addresses
If you plan to connect cameras with assigned static IP addresses to the HD Video Appliance, you must
change the IP address of the teamed NIC to an IP address in the same subnet as the cameras. For
information about identifying the teamed NIC, see
.
Before you start this procedure, obtain an available IP address from the same subnet as the cameras to
assign to the appliance.
1. Connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse to the appliance. Alternatively, you can a start a remote
session to the appliance if you have network access to the appliance.
2. From the appliance, access the Windows Network Connections window, using one of the following
methods:
l
Select
Start > Settings > Network & Internet > Change adapter options
Or
l
From the taskbar, search for
ncpa.cpl
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