System information

MX Host PC
5-2 Vicon MX Hardware System Reference
Vicon MX uses Gigabit Ethernet communications, so the host PC
requires appropriate cards for local network connection and for the
MX system (for details on these requirements, see Ethernet Port on
Host PC on page 5-2).
A DVD with RW/R capability, or a similar storage device or system,
is recommended for backing up data.
Depending on your architecture model, you may install Vicon
application software and third-party applications on the same PC or
on different PCs in a distributed architecture. If you install multiple
software applications on the host PC, you will obtain better
performance from a dual processor PC.
Ethernet Port on Host PC
A separate, dedicated Ethernet port is required for each MX Ultranet,
MX Net, or MX Link connected (this is in addition to any other network
ports on the PC). Vicon MX transfers Ethernet data at a minimum of
100 Mbps, so you must use at least a 100Base-T Ethernet card.
However, you are recommended to use a Gigabit Ethernet card,
supporting data transfer rates up to 1000 Mbps.
Disable all protocols other than TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/ Internet Protocol) for this network adapter card.
The IP address for the card on the host PC must be set to
192.168.10.1
using the default IP address range. After setting the IP address, you
must reboot the host PC for the change to take effect. When the
system is booted, an IP address in the range
192.168.10.10—
192.168.10.254
is assigned to each camera and the MX Control (if
present) from the host PC via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol), which centrally manages the assignment of IP addresses.
Vicon DHCP will not interact with the DHCP on the local network. This
IP address range does not go through routers, so MX data and
communications traffic does not affect Internet or other network
communications. Vicon MX maintains an internal connection map,
which uniquely identifies each IP address with a particular camera.
This makes it possible for you to plug active cameras into different
MX Ultranet or MX Net ports without having to recalibrate the
cameras.
Data is streamed from the camera to the host PC as User Datagram
Protocol (UDP) packets. Commands are sent via Telnet to individual
cameras and the MX Control (if present), or broadcast using a
proprietary protocol to all cameras and the MX Control (if present).
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