Installing Your Camera on a Network
AXIS 2100 User’s Guide
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Installing Your Camera on a Network
Important!
Quick Installation Procedure
Follow the instructions below to quickly install the AXIS 2100 onto an Ethernet network:
Important!
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Note the Serial number
Note the Serial number on the underside of the unit. You need to know this to set the IP address:
❷
Assign an IP Address
Using an appropriate method for your operating system, you can easily assign your AXIS 2100
with a unique IP Address from a computer on your network using the ARP command, as follows:
You will now see the message ‘
Request timed out...
’
, repeatedly returned in the window.
To install the AXIS 2100 to a modem, see
Using Your Camera with a Modem,
on page 26.
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Do not use the default or IP address featured in the following examples when installing your AXIS
2100. Acquire an unused IP address from your Network Administrator.
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Server Privileges: Although no special privileges are required for Windows 95/98, you do need
Administrator
privileges for Windows NT/2000, and
Root
privileges on UNIX.
Serial number same as
00408c100086 =
Ethernet number; e.g.
00-40-8c-10-00-86
Windows 95/98 & NT/2000 only
- S
tart a DOS window
and type these commands:
Syntax:
arp -s <Camera IP address> <Ethernet address> <myPC IP
address>
ping -t <Camera 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 these commands 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
