Persistent Ip - Genie M640 User Manual

Persistent IP

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This protocol is only suggested if the user fully controls the assignment of IP addresses on the network and a
GigE Vision camera is connected beyond routers.
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The GigE Vision camera is forced a static IP address. The NIC IP address must use the same subnet otherwise
the camera is not accessible.
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If the Genie camera is connected to a network with a different subnet, it cannot be accessed.
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The DALSA network configuration tool is used to set a persistent IP address.
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An example of a Persistent IP address assignment on a class B network:
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Persistent IP = 192.168.1.1
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Subnet Mask = 255.255.0.0
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Default Gateway = 0.0.0.0
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Warning: an incorrect IP address assignment might make it impossible to connect to the camera. In such a case
the DALSA network configuration tool includes a function to recover a Genie camera with an unknown
persistent IP and set the Genie to the factory default setting, i.e. DHCP/LLA mode. The Genie MAC address
must be known to use this function. See "Recovering a Camera with an Unknown Persistent
"GigE Server Warning Example 2: Subnet Mask or IP
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For GigE Vision applications the FORCEIP command is used to force a new persistent IP or to change the IP
configuration protocol. The Genie MAC address must be known to use the FORCEIP command.
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The following illustration shows a functional computer setup with two NIC ports, but no DHCP server. The
first uses the default LLA mode for IP addresses, while the second NIC and the Genie cameras connected to it
are configured with a persistent IP. An application on the computer can control each Genie camera, on each
subnet, without conflict.
169.254
.0.248
Subnet 169.254. xxx. xxx
Subnet mask 255.255 . 0 . 0
(default LLA mode) NIC 169.254.0.242
Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera
169.254
169.254
.0.244
.0.246
PCI
error" on page 116.
192.168 192.168
.0.244 .0.246
Subnet
Subnet mask 255.255 . 0 . 0
NIC 192.168.0.242
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IP" on page 83 and
192.168
.0.248
192.168. xxx. xxx
Persistent IP Mode:
NIC and Genie cameras are
assigned IP addresses within
the same Subnet