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Automatic network confi-
guration for MOBOTIX
cameras using Zeroconf/
Bonjour
MOBOTIX cameras sup-
port Bonjour by default
from software version
3.0.3.37!
D12 Camera Manual Part 1

3.4.7 Access Using Zeroconf/Bonjour

Zeroconf (short for Zero Configuration Networking ) describes the networking
method of automatically establishing an IP-based network without the help of serv-
ers and without changing any settings. Zeroconf-capable devices automatically
announce their name and the service they are providing (printer, email server, etc.)
in the network. As a basic technology, Zeroconf is part of the current Windows,
Linux and Mac OS X operating systems.
Bonjour is the implementation of this service under Apple
Mac OS X from version 10.4; in Mac OS X 10.2 and 10.3, this
service is called Rendezvous.
Bonjour is available free of charge for Windows computers
from the Apple web site www.apple.com/bonjour.
For Linux and Unix, Avahi provides the corresponding func-
tionality.
For further information
www.apple.com/macosx/features/bonjour and the Zeroconf web site
www.zeroconf.org.
From software version 3.0.3.37, MOBOTIX cameras automatically offer their web
service via Zeroconf/Bonjour. This means that the cameras will announce them-
selves automatically in a Bonjour list in the web browser and in MxControlCenter.
Selecting a MOBOTIX camera in the browser will display the camera's user inter-
face in the browser window; likewise, MxControlCenter will be able to find the
camera.
It is the huge advantage of Zeroconf/Bonjour, that you do not need
to know the IP address or the name of the MOBOTIX camera in or-
der to access it.
Another advantage of Bonjour is the fact that cameras are found re-
gardless if they are in the same subnet as the computer or in other
subnets, as long as they are in the same physical network. If the
cameras are not in the same subnet, actually connecting to them is
not as easy. The name of the camera is listed in the web browser, but
connecting via HTTP will not work, however. Using MxControlCenter
allows reconfiguring the camera automatically for the subnet of the
computer. You can now easily reach the camera in a web browser
and MxControlCenter.
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on Bonjour and Zeroconf,
Note
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