Installation manual
 AVT GigE Cameras Installation Manual V1.0.1
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Installing hardware
Users can fix the adapter address to minimize the time required for a camera to 
be recognized by the host application. Systems that employ multiple Ethernet 
adapters connected to multiple cameras will also be required to fix the address 
of the Ethernet adapter. 
[Windows 7] 
– Start, Control Panel 
– Network and Internet
– View network status and tasks 
– Change adapter settings 
– Right-click Network Connection 
– Properties 
– Select Internet Protocol Version 
4 and click Properties 
– Select Use the following IP 
address:
IP Address: 169.254.100.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 
Default gateway: blank 
[Linux] 
– Terminal: ifconfig
– Note eth# of NIC connected to 
camera 
– Terminal: sudo gedit /etc/net-
work/interfaces
– Add/edit:
auto eth6
iface eth6 inet static
address 169.254.100.1
netmask 255.255.0.0
Where, eth6 is name of NIC con-
nected to camera. 
 Figure 2: Windows - Fixed IP address, 
Auto IP range 
 Figure 3: Interfaces file for static IP, 
Linux Ubuntu 10.04










