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iPORT CL-GigE External Frame Grabber User Guide
Providing the CL-GigE with an IP Address
The CL-GigE requires an IP address to communicate on a video network. This address must be on the
same subnet as the computer that is performing the configuration and receiving the image stream.
To provide the CL-GigE with an IP address
1.
Start eBUS Player.
2.
Click
Select/Connect
.
3.
Click the CL-GigE.
If the CL-GigE does not appear in the list, click the
Show unreachable Network Devices
check box
to show all devices.
If the IP address is not compatible with the NIC, a warning (
) appears in the
Device Selection
dialog box.
4.
Click
Set IP Address
.
5.
Provide the CL-GigE with a compatible IP address and subnet mask. You can optionally provide a
default gateway.
Note that this information is temporary and is reset when you power down the CL-GigE. To set an
IP address that is used permanently, see the next procedure in this guide.
6.
Click
OK
to close the
Set IP Address
dialog box.
7.
Click
OK
to close the
Device Selection
dialog box and connect to the CL-GigE.
Configuring the CL-GigE with an Automatic/Persistent IP Address
The Device Control dialog box allows you to configure a persistent IP address for the CL-GigE.
Alternatively, the CL-GigE can be configured to automatically obtain an IP address using Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or Link Local Addressing (LLA). The CL-GigE uses its persistent IP
address first, but if this option is set to
False
, it can be configured to attempt to obtain an address from a
DHCP server. If this fails, it will use LLA to find an available IP address. LLA cannot be disabled and is
always set to
True
.
To configure a persistent IP address
1.
Start eBUS Player and connect to the CL-GigE.
For more information, see
“To start eBUS Player and connect to the CL-GigE”
2.
Under
Parameters and Controls
, click
Device control
.
If you are using a unicast network configuration, the management entity/data receiver and the CL-GigE
must be on the same subnet. The unicast network configuration is outlined in
The CL-GigE can use the persistent IP address each time it is powered up as long as the IP address is valid
and there are no IP address conflicts
