User`s manual

Preliminary
76 • Network Tools Genie Monochrome Series-GigE Vision Camera
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. Open-source DHCP server software can be
found on the Internet, but they might not provide the same level of functionality as commercial-
grade DHCP servers.
• 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.
• 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
192.168.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 = 192.168.1.1
• 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 81.
• 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.