Axis Communications AXIS 211M manual Other methods of setting the IP address

AXIS 211M Installation Guide Page 11

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 camera is automatically
	(ME or XP)	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 camera’s web pages.
AXIS Dynamic DNS	All	A free service from Axis that allows you to quickly and simply
Service		install your camera. 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 camera.
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 an IP address on the same network segment your computer is connected to.

2.Locate the serial number (S/N) on the AXIS 211M 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
ping -s 408 <IP Address>	temp	408 192.168.0.125
	ping -s

4.Check that the network cable is connected to the camera and then start/restart the camera, by disconnecting and reconnecting power.

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

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

Notes:

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•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.