Preparation, Connect the equipment, Configure the ip addresses – ACTi V11 User Manual
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Encoder Firmware User
’s Manual H1.02.30
Preparation
Connect the Equipment
To be able to connect to the device firmware from your PC, both the device and the PC have to
be connected to each other via Ethernet cable. At the same time, the device has to have its own
power supply. In case of PoE devices, you can use a PoE Injector or a PoE Switch between the
device and the PC. The devices that have the DC power connectors may be powered on by using
a power adaptor.
The Ethernet port LED or Power LED of the device will indicate that the power supply for the
device works normally.
Configure the IP Addresses
In order to be able to communicate with the device from your PC, both the device and the PC
have to be within the same network segment. In most cases, it means that they both should have
very similar IP addresses, where only the last number of the IP address is different from each
other. There are 2 different approaches to IP Address management in Local Area Networks
– by
DHCP Server or Manually.
Use the DHCP Server to Assign IP Addresses
If you have connected the computer and the device into the network that has a DHCP server
running, then you do not need to configure the IP addresses at all
– both the device and the PC
would request a unique IP address from DHCP server automatically. In such case, the device will
immediately be ready for the access from the PC. The user, however, might not know the IP
address of the device yet. It is necessary to know the IP address of the device in other to be able
to access it by using a Web browser.