15
Configuration
C
ONFIGURATION
C
ONFIGURING
E
NCODER AND
D
ECODER
IP
A
DDRESSES
As previously mentioned, by default, the encoders and decoders are shipped from the factory in DHCP mode with Auto IP Failover.
For a permanent installation, and to ensure system consistency, it is recommended to configure all of the encoders and decoders
with static IP addresses.
Important
: IP configuration changes must be done correctly to avoid any communication disruptions with the units. Communication
with the Vision Lite Server and the computer that the application resides on is dependent upon the computer being in the same IP
address range as the encoders and decoders on the network. Therefore, before making any IP address changes to the units, we
recommend having two statically assigned IP addresses on the computer.
When using DHCP, configure the first static IP address to an address within the defined DHCP range for your network (the subnet
(VLAN) defined by the DHCP netmask for your network). Be sure that the static address you assign is not in the range of addresses
that will be given out by the DHCP server to avoid address conflicts. For example: If the DHCP range = 192.168.1.100 – 192.168.1.150
and netmask = 255.255.255.0, you can assign 192.168.1.151.
When using Auto IP, assign an address within the range of 169.254.1.0 – 169.254.254.255, with a 255.255.0.0 subnet mask.
AND
Configure a second static IP address in the range of the IP addresses you are planning to assign to the units.
Assign new IP addresses to the encoder and decoder units as follows:
1. Access the web interface for the encoder or decoder unit.
2. Log in with
username=
admin
password
=admin.
3. Click the
Network
tab.
4. Set
IP.MODE
to
Static
.
5. Set the
IP.ADDRESS
. Example: 192.168.1.45
6. Set the
IP.NETMASK
. Example: 255.255.255.0
7. Set the
IP.GATEWAY
. Example: 192.168.1.1
8. Set the
IP.DNS_SERVER
(optional). Example: 4.2.2.1
9. Click
Save
to save the new settings. The unit will automatically reboot.
The unit is now configured with the new network settings.
VLAN
T
RUNK
M
ODE
The E4200/D4200 utilizes a single physical network interface (LAN1) for control and video. To separate the LAN1 network traffic
from the LAN2 network traffic, the E4200/D4200 is capable of enabling its network interface as a trunk port. This allows for tagging
the LAN1 traffic for one VLAN and tagging the LAN2 traffic for a separate VLAN.
Enabling VLAN trunk mode for E4200/D4200 as follows:
1. Access the web interface for the E4200/D4200 unit.
2. Log in with
username
=admin
password
=admin
3. Click the
Network
tab
4. Set
VLAN.TRUNK_MODE
to
TRUE
5. Set
IP
.
VLAN_TAG_STREAM
to the VLAN configured for the AV stream Example: 1
