Installing Your Camera On A Network; Quick Installation Procedure - Axis 2120 User Manual

Installing Your Camera on a Network

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Installing Your Camera on a Network
• Macintosh users - Please refer to Notes for Macintosh Users, on page 61.
• Easy installation - Use The AXIS IP Installer. See Using the AXIS IP Installer, on page 60.
• Quick installation- Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 2120 on an Ethernet network.
Important!
• For details on how to install the AXIS 2120 to a modem, see Installing Your Camera to a Modem, on page 15.
• If you are using your AXIS 2120 in an outdoor application, the unit must be housed in an outdoor enclosure.
Please see the Axis Website at: www.axis.com for details of suppliers.
• Do not use the default or IP address featured in the following examples when installing your AXIS 2120.
Acquire an unused IP address from your Network Administrator.
• Server Privileges: Although no special privileges are required for Windows 95/98/ME, you do need Administra-
tor privileges for Windows NT/2000, and Root privileges on UNIX.

Quick Installation Procedure

Follow the instructions below to quickly install the AXIS 2120 onto an Ethernet network:
Note the Serial number
Note the Serial number on the underside of the unit. You need to know this to set the IP
address:
Assign an IP Address
Using an appropriate method for your operating system, assign your AXIS 2120 with a
unique IP address from a computer on your network, using the ARP command, as follows:
Windows only - Start a Command prompt and type
these commands:
Syntax:
arp -s <Camera IP address> <Ethernet address> <my PC IP address>
ping -t <Camera IP address>
Example:
arp -s 172.21.1.200 00-40-8c-10-00-86 172.21.1.193
ping -t 172.21.1.200
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Serial number same as
Ethernet address; e.g.
00408c100086 =
00-40-8c-10-00-86
UNIX only - Type these commands
in your command line:
Syntax:
arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> temp
ping <IP address>
Example:
arp -s 172.21.1.200 00:40:8c:10:00:86 temp
ping 172.21.1.200