AXIS 2100 User’s Guide | Installing Your Camera on a Network | 11 |
Installing Your Camera on a Network
•Macintosh users - Please refer to Notes for Macintosh Users, on page 56.
•Easy installation - Use The AXIS IP Installer. See Using the AXIS IP Installer, on page 55.
•Quick installation- Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 2100 on an Ethernet network.
Quick Installation Procedure
Follow the instructions below to quickly install the AXIS 2100 onto an Ethernet network:
Important!
•To install the AXIS 2100 to a modem, see Using Your Camera with a Modem, on page 14
•Do not use the default or IP address featured in the following examples when installing your AXIS 2100. Acquire an unused IP address from your Network Administrator.
•Server Privileges: Although no special privileges are required for Windows 95/98, you do need Administrator privileges for Windows NT/2000, and Root privileges on UNIX.
❶Note the Serial number
Note the Serial number on the underside of the unit. You need to know this to set the IP address:
Serial number same as Ethernet number; e.g.
00408c100086 =
❷Assign an IP Address
Using an appropriate method for your operating system, assign your AXIS 2100 with an IP Address from a computer on your network using the ARP command, as follows:
Windows only - Start a Command Prompt and type these commands:
Syntax:
arp
Example:
arp
UNIX only - Type these commands in your command line:
Syntax:
arp
Example:
arp
You will now see the message ‘Request timed out...’, repeatedly returned in the window.
Notes: •In Windows you can find out the IP address of your workstation by running winipcfg (Win 
95/98/ME) or ipconfig (Win NT/2000) from the command line.
•See also Other IP Setup Methods, on page 54.