User Guide

AXIS 2490 User’s Manual Connecting to a Network
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Alternative Methods of Assigning the IP Address
In addition to the ARP command (as described earlier in this section), you can set the IP
address using an appropriate method for your operating system from the table below:
Important!
•Do not use the default or IP address featured in the following examples when installing your AXIS
2490. Acquire an unused IP address from your Network Administrator.
• Make sure the AXIS 2490 is powered up and attached to the network.
• Ethernet Address: The AXIS 2490 is pre-configured with a unique Ethernet Address based on the
serial number printed on the label on the underside of the unit; where the serial number typically
follows the format 00-40-8c-xx-yy-zz. You must know the Ethernet address to complete the instal-
lation.
Method Operating Systems Refer to...
AXIS IP Installer
Windows 95/98 and
NT/2000
Using the AXIS IP Installer, on page 16.
BOOTP
Requiring a BOOTP daemon on your system, this
method operates over the entire network. A
request to an active daemon initiates a search of
the boot table to find an entry matching the unit’s
Ethernet address. The daemon downloads the IP
address to the device if a match is found.
UNIX Using BOOTP in UNIX, on page 17.