Axis Communications AXIS Q7406 manual Other methods of setting the IP address

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Other methods of setting the IP address

The table below shows the other methods available for setting or discovering the IP address. All methods are enabled by default, and all can be disabled.

	Use in operating	Notes
	system
UPnP™	Windows	When enabled on your computer, the video encoder is
		automatically detected and added to “My Network Places.”
Bonjour	MAC OSX	Applicable to browsers with support for Bonjour. Navigate to the
	(10.4 or later)	Bonjour bookmark in your browser (e.g. Safari) and click on the
		link to access the video encoder’s web pages.
AXIS Dynamic DNS	All	A free service from Axis that allows you to quickly and simply
Service		install your video encoder. Requires an Internet connection with
		no HTTP proxy. See www.axiscam.net for more information.
ARP/Ping	All	See below. The command must be issued within 2 minutes of
		connecting power to the video encoder.
View DHCP server	All	To view the admin pages for the network DHCP server, see the
admin pages		server’s own documentation.

Set the IP address with ARP/Ping

1.Acquire 6 IP addresses on the same network segment your computer is connected to.

2.Locate the 6 serial numbers (S/N) on the AXIS Q7406 label.

3.Open a command prompt on your computer and enter the following commands:

Windows syntax		Windows	example
arp -s <IP Address> <Serial Number>		arp -s 192.168.0.125 00-40-8c-18-10-00
ping -l 408 -t	<IP Address>	ping -l	408 -t 192.168.0.125
UNIX/Linux/Mac	syntax	UNIX/Linux/Mac example
arp -s <IP Address> <Serial Number> temp		arp -s 192.168.0.125 00:40:8c:18:10:00 temp
ping -s 408 <IP Address>		ping -s	408 192.168.0.125

4.Check that the network cable is connected to the AXIS Q7406 and then start/restart the AXIS Q7406, by disconnecting and reconnecting power. If PoE is used, start/restart the AXIS Q7406 by disconnecting and then reconnecting the network cable.

5.Close the command prompt when you see ‘Reply from 192.168.0.125:...’ or similar.

6.Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 for the remaining video inputs.

7.In your browser, type in http://<IP address> in the Location/Address field and press Enter on your keyboard.

Notes:

•To open a command prompt in Windows: from the Start menu, select Run... and type cmd. Click OK.

•To use the ARP command on a Mac OS X, use the Terminal utility in Application > Utilities.