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4 CONFIGURATION

The Inca 320 is used in an Ethernet network. This network

can be used solely for connecting this camera and other

Inca 320 cameras to a PC or it can be part of a much

larger existing network with multiple PCs and other

Ethernet devices and cameras

4.1 TCP/IP

The Inca 320 makes use of TCP/IP, which is a routable

protocol. Every client in a TCP/IP network requires a

unique IP address, which can be assigned either

permanently to the camera or dynamically via DHCP

(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), meaning that it

draws from a pool of addresses each time the camera

starts up.

4.2 Configuring TCP/IP

The TCP/IP protocol of the network adapter to which the

Inca 320 is connected needs to be configured properly.

When the PC and the Inca 320 are part of a larger network

then contact the network administrator about the procedure

to follow on this.

To configure the TCP/IP protocol right click on “My

Network Places” which can be found in the Start menu

(Windows XP) or on the desktop. Then choose

“properties”. A list of available LAN connections will be

displayed. Right click the connection to which the Inca 320

camera(s) are connected and choose “properties”. Then

click the TCP/IP protocol and click the “Properties” button.

In the general tab there are two options available. The

option “Obtain an IP address automatically” is used when a

DHCP server is available on the network that distributes IP

addresses (contact your network administrator for this).

The second option allows you to fill in the IP address when

DHCP is not used.

In the IP address range there is one range that can be

freely used on local networks. This is the range

192.168.10.xxx, where xxx needs to be a unique number

ranging from 1 to 255 in that local network. Depending on

the configuration and the device-id of the Inca 320 it can

have a value between 1 and 127. Because of this it is best

to assign a number larger than 127 for the PC you are

configuring, like 192.168.10.200.

The subnet mask is normally 255.255.255.0 and needs to

be changed only in special cases. See also section 2.4.1

for more information about how the Inca 320 determines

what its IP address is.

4.3 Port Number

Every package that is transmitted over Ethernet is

accompanied by a port number. The port number used by

the Inca 320 is 3813.

4.4 Special configurations

On the host PC it is possible to create a special (optional)

initialization file which can be used to configure some of

the special cases. This file is named RapEthernet.ini and

needs to be stored in a location that can be found by the

software (normally “Program Files/IV/Shared/Logging” or

“Program Files/IV/Shared/Bin”).

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