Maintenance And Upgrades; Testing The Network Connection; Unit Reset - Bosch VIP-X1XF Installation And Operating Manual

VIP X1 XF
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Maintenance and upgrades

7.1

Testing the network connection

You can use the ping command to check the connection between two IP addresses. This
allows you to test whether a unit in the network is active.
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If the unit is found, the response appears as Reply from ... followed by the number of bytes
sent and the transmission time in milliseconds. If not, the unit cannot be accessed over the
network. This might be because:
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7.2

Unit reset

You can use the Factory Reset button to restore the unit to its original settings. Any changes
to the settings are overwritten by the factory defaults. A reset may be necessary, for example,
if the unit has invalid settings that prevent it from functioning as desired.
CAUTION!
All configured settings will be discarded during a reset.
If necessary, back up the current configuration using the Download button on the
Maintenance configuration page (see Section 5.43 Advanced Mode: Maintenance, page 90).
NOTICE!
After a reset, the unit can only be addressed via the factory default IP address. The IP address
can be changed as described in the Installation chapter (see Section 4.5 Setup using Bosch
Video Client, page 20).
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Open the DOS command prompt.
Type ping followed by the IP address of the unit.
The unit is not correctly connected to the network. Check the cable connections in this
case.
The unit is not correctly integrated into the network. Check the IP address, subnet mask
and gateway address.
If necessary, back up the current configuration using the Download button on the
Maintenance configuration page (see Section 5.43 Advanced Mode: Maintenance,
page 90).
Using a pointed object, press the Factory Reset button located below the SD slot until
the POWER LED flashes red (see Section 3.4 Connections, controls and displays, page 14).
All settings will revert to their defaults.
Change the IP address of the VIP X1 XF if necessary.
Configure the unit to meet your requirements.
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