7
Configuration
C
ONFIGURATION
C
ONFIGURING
MV4 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.
Once the initial configuration is complete, you will be primarily using the Vision Lite matrix routing control software (or other
third-party control systems) to route the encoder and decoder streams to each other. When using these systems, the
STREAM.HOST
setting, described in the following sections, is automatically updated each time a routing/switch occurs.
In the absence of a control system, it is still possible to manually configure the stream settings. The instructions are
included below.
