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4 CONFIGURATION
The Inca 320 is used in an Ethernet network. This network
can be used solely for connecting this camera and other
Inca 320 cameras to a PC or it can be part of a much
larger existing network with multiple PCs and other
Ethernet devices and cameras
4.1 TCP/IP
The Inca 320 makes use of TCP/IP, which is a routable
protocol. Every client in a TCP/IP network requires a
unique IP address, which can be assigned either
permanently to the camera or dynamically via DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), meaning that it
draws from a pool of addresses each time the camera
starts up.
4.2 Configuring
TCP/IP
The TCP/IP protocol of the network adapter to which the
Inca 320 is connected needs to be configured properly.
When the PC and the Inca 320 are part of a larger network
then contact the network administrator about the procedure
to follow on this.
To configure the TCP/IP protocol right click on “My
Network Places” which can be found in the Start menu
(Windows XP) or on the desktop. Then choose
“properties”. A list of available LAN connections will be
displayed. Right click the connection to which the Inca 320
camera(s) are connected and choose “properties”. Then
click the TCP/IP protocol and click the “Properties” button.
In the general tab there are two options available. The
option “Obtain an IP address automatically” is used when a
DHCP server is available on the network that distributes IP
addresses (contact your network administrator for this).
The second option allows you to fill in the IP address when
DHCP is not used.
In the IP address range there is one range that can be
freely used on local networks. This is the range
192.168.10.xxx, where xxx needs to be a unique number
ranging from 1 to 255 in that local network. Depending on
the configuration and the device-id of the Inca 320 it can
have a value between 1 and 127. Because of this it is best
to assign a number larger than 127 for the PC you are
configuring, like 192.168.10.200.
The subnet mask is normally 255.255.255.0 and needs to
be changed only in special cases. See also section 2.4.1
for more information about how the Inca 320 determines
what its IP address is.
4.3 Port
Number
Every package that is transmitted over Ethernet is
accompanied by a port number. The port number used by
the Inca 320 is 3813.
4.4 Special
configurations
On the host PC it is possible to create a special (optional)
initialization file which can be used to configure some of
the special cases. This file is named RapEthernet.ini and
needs to be stored in a location that can be found by the
software (normally “Program Files/IV/Shared/Logging” or
“Program Files/IV/Shared/Bin”).
