Using Genie with a VLAN Ethernet Switch
An Ethernet switch supporting VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows multiple isolated subnets to exist on the same switch.
Within each VLAN group, the Genie camera and controlling computer will behave identically as if connected to a simple Ethernet switch. But each VLAN group is isolated from each other, Therefore a Genie in one VLAN group is never seen by a computer on a different VLAN group.
VLAN Ethernet Switches support configuration as
Installation Overview & Preparations
The Genie camera installation generally follows the sequence described below. Detailed installation instructions follow this overview.
Network and Computer Overview
•Genie needs to connect to a computer with a GigE network adapter, either built in on the computer motherboard or installed as a third party PCI adapter.
•Laptop computers with built in GigE network adapters may still not be able to stream full frame rates from Genie, especially when on battery power. Thorough testing is required with any laptop computer to determine the maximum frame rate possible (see "Laptop Computer Networking Issues" on page 111).
•Genie also can connect through a Gigabit Ethernet switch. When using VLAN groups, the Genie and controlling computer must be in the same group (see "Using Genie with a VLAN Ethernet Switch" on page 18).
•If Genie is to be used in a Sapera development environment, Sapera LT needs to be installed, either before or after the Genie software package. If Genie will be used in a GenICam™ environment, Sapera or Sapera runtime is not required and you need to follow the installation instructions of the third party GenICam compliant package.
•Install the Genie Framework software package if not using a third party GenICam compliant package. Also install Sapera
•The Windows Firewall exceptions feature is automatically configured to allow the Sapera GigE Server to pass through the firewall.
•Computers with VPN software (virtual private network) may need to have the VPN driver disabled in the NIC properties. This would be required only on the NIC used with the Genie. Testing by the user is required.
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