I Have Dhcp Activated, But The Camera Reports A 169.254.X.x Address; What's Happening - Microscan HawkEye HE1510-M User Manual

Troubleshooting & Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix B
• Parity — N
• Data bits — 8
• Stop bits — 1
• Flow control — None
These are the default camera settings. Connect to the camera and see if you get
any text. If nothing comes out, press Ctrl+T. This control character causes the
camera to dump an information string. If you don't get a string, then your serial
port parameters do not match the camera. You must try different settings until
they match and you get characters from the camera. If you get a string that looks
like "->", type in:
cmd "console 0"
and reboot the unit. Reconnect to the camera and verify that result strings are
properly received and displayed.
Once you get a set of serial parameters that work, you can use a series of
commands to determine the camera configuration. In HyperTerminal, press
Ctrl+S to take control of the unit and take it offline. Then, press Ctrl+P to get a
prompt and activate terminal echo over the serial port. The following commands
tell you how the camera is configured:
IPCONFIG ? — Displays the name of the camera and its current IP address
DHCP ? — Returns Y (if DHCP is on) or N (if DHCP is off)
You can use this information to verify the network configuration. Use the IP
command to change the name of the camera and the address you want to use
when DHCP addressing is disabled.
I have DHCP activated, but the camera reports a
169.254.x.x address. What's happening?
If your HawkEye™ 1500 is programmed for DHCP addressing and there is no
DHCP available, the HawkEye™ 1500 defaults to a class B address in the
169.254.x.x subnet. This is similar to how Windows 2000 and XP function. It
also allows you to connect a Windows 2000 PC and HawkEye™ 1500 with a
cross-link Ethernet cable and leave DHCP addressing activated, but still
communicate. Both sides of the connection pick a different 169.254.x.x address
and should communicate normally.
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HawkEye™ 1500 Series User Manual v2.4.1, Nov 2008