Installing on a network – Axis Communications 2401 User Manual

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AXIS 2400/2401 Admin Manual

Installing on a Network

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Installing on a Network

• Quick installation - Follow the instructions below to quickly install on an Ethernet network.
• Easy installation - See Using the AXIS IP Installer, on page 39.
• Macintosh users - Please refer to Notes for Macintosh Users, on page 38.

❸

Using an appropriate method for your operating system, assign your product with a unique IP

address from a computer on your network, as follows:

Note:

In some Unix systems, the arp command can be located in a directory that is not on the
command path.

You will now see

‘

Request timed out...

’ messages repeatedly returned in the window.

❷

Note the Serial number on the

underside of the unit. You need to
know this to set the IP address.

❶

Connect the video output of your camera(s) to the AXIS 2400/2401

video port(s) using standard 75 Ohm coaxial video cable, terminated
with a BNC-connector. (Use a BNC-to-RCA converter if your camera is
supplied with a standard phono-type (RCA) connector.)

Serial number same as

Ethernet number; e.g.

00408c100086 =

00-40-8c-10-00-86

Windows only

- Start a DOS window and type these commands:

Syntax:

arp -s <Server IP address> <Ethernet address> <my PC IP address>
ping -t <Server 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

UNIX only

- Type this 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

❹

Connect an Ethernet cable to the AXIS

2400/2401 and attach it to the network.

Network connector

RJ-45 connector

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