Connecting Without Dhcp - Matrox Iris GT MIL Installation And Technical Reference

42 Chapter 4: Configuring your Matrox Iris GT to work with your computer directly

Connecting without DHCP

This chapter guides you through the process of configuring your Matrox Iris GT
if it is directly connected to your computer (in a peer-to-peer configuration) and
you want it to use a static IP address. If you have connected your Matrox Iris GT
to a network that uses DHCP, refer to Chapter 3: Configuring your Matrox Iris GT
to work on a network.
Your Matrox Iris GT is factory-configured to receive an IP address from a DHCP
server on your network. If your Matrox Iris GT is directly connected to your
computer and you do not change your Matrox Iris GT from using DHCP, you
incur a significant delay (5 minutes) every time your Matrox Iris GT reboots. This
is because your Matrox Iris GT tries to connect to a DHCP server (and fails) before
trying to use its backup auto IP address. To avoid this 5 minute process every time
your Matrox Iris GT is rebooted, it is strongly recommended that both your
Matrox Iris GT and your computer be configured to use a static IP address.
Matrox Iris GT
Matrox Iris GT connected directly to your computer
❖ Note that, if you are changing your Matrox Iris GT from using DHCP to
connecting to a computer directly, go to the General network settings page of the
Matrox Iris portal website and clear the default authentication domain before
disconnecting from the DHCP network.