DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
•This Genie IP configuration mode requires a DHCP server to allocate an IP address dynamically. The Genie must be configured to have DHCP enabled. This is the factory default settings.
•The DHCP server is part of a managed network. Windows XP itself does not provide a DHCP server function. A dedicated DHCP server is required.
•A DHCP server is recommended where there are multiple NIC ports with multiple GigE Vision devices attached. Each NIC ports must use a different subnet to avoid IP address conflicts (see "GigE Server Warning Example 1a: IP error with multiple NICs" on page 103).
•Under Windows, a NIC is configured in DHCP mode by default. If no DHCP server is present on a given subnet, Windows will revert to LLA as explained in the section above.
•Ensure that a different subnet is assigned to each NIC on the network. Typical ranges are 192.200.x.x or 10.10.x.x for internal networks.
Persistent IP
•This protocol is only suggested if the user fully controls the assignment of IP addresses on the network and a GigE Vision camera is connected beyond routers.
•The GigE Vision camera is forced a static IP address. The NIC IP address must use the same subnet otherwise the camera is not accessible.
•If the Genie camera is connected to a network with a different subnet, it cannot be accessed.
•The DALSA network configuration tool is used to set a persistent IP address.
•An example of a Persistent IP address assignment:
•Persistent IP = 192.200.1.1
•Subnet Mask = 255.255.0.0
•Default Gateway = 0.0.0.0
•Warning: an incorrect IP address assignment might make it impossible to connect to the camera. In such a case the DALSA network configuration tool includes a function to recover a Genie camera with an unknown persistent IP and set the Genie to the factory default setting, i.e. DHCP/LLA mode. The Genie MAC address must be known to use this function. See "Recovering a Camera with an Unknown Persistent IP" on page 82 and "GigE Server Warning Example 2: Subnet Mask or IP error" on page 105.
•For GigE Vision applications the FORCEIP command is used to force a new persistent IP or to change the IP configuration protocol. The Genie MAC address must be known to use the FORCEIP command.
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