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The format of this file is as follows:
[HOST]
Domain = dddd
[DEVICES]
RAP_DEVICE_1 = RAP_DICA_220 130.144.84.1
RAP_DEVICE_4 = RAP_DICA_220 130.144.84.3
[AUTHORIZATION]
RAP_DEVICE_ALL = xxxxxxxx
RAP_DEVICE_4 = yyyyyyyy
RAP_DEVICE_5 = zzzzzzzz
Note that all entries are case sensitive.
The three sections contain the following information
Host
The host needs to be configured to be in the same domain
as the camera, because the host will only detect the
cameras that are in the same domain as the host is in. The
name of the domain consists of a set of alphanumerical
characters without spaces. The default domain is empty
which results in the default domain. When a domain is
specified the host will only detect the cameras that have
the same domain, it won’t even detect the cameras in the
empty domain anymore.
Note that this domain has no relation to the term domain
as it is used in Windows and is strictly used as a way to
separate groups of cameras from each other.
Devices
Sometimes a camera cannot be automatically detected by
a host PC e.g. when the camera is outside of the LAN or
when broadcasting is disabled. In these cases, the
detection of a camera can be forced by specifying the
device ID, the camera type and its IP address. In the given
example ( RapEthernet.ini file ) there are two camera’s
configured. Camera One gets device ID 1 and camera two
gets device ID 4. These device IDs need to correspond
with the actual device IDs of the cameras.
Then for each device a camera type is specified, which
should be RAP_DICA_220 followed by the IP address of
that camera.
When all cameras are in the LAN and broadcasting is
enabled, then there is normally no requirement to specify
them manually. If an IP address is configured for a camera
in the RapEthernet.ini file and the camera does not have
that IP address, it is not possible to establish a connection
with that camera.
Authorization
The camera can be protected with a password. In that
case, when a connection is made with a camera from an
application on the host, an authorization error is generated
if the software does not issue the correct password.
When applications such as “Clicks” or the “Display
program” are used a popup screen will be displayed,
making it possible to enter the password. User created
applications will have to be made in such a way that they
handle the error correctly.
