4.2 - Setting up NIC Adaptors for GigE Vision Multiple NIC settings must be set correctly to maximize system performance. These include using one NIC Port per camera, as well setting each NIC to use Jumbo Packets, Maximum Receive Buffers, and Interrupt Moderation. Each of these settings will be described below. 1) Setting up NIC Card IP Address and Subnet per Camera A single GigE Channel is capable of 125 MB/s. If multiple cameras are connected to this single port, they will all have to share this bandwidth. Therefore, it is necessary to dedicate one NIC per camera to get full performance from the system. Please follow the steps below to set up the NICs. a.
Physically connect each camera to its own NIC port on the PC b. Open Control Panel c. Go to Network and Internet -> Network Connections d. Select Change Adaptor Settings e. Click on each NIC in turn f. Click on Properties g. Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 h. Set each NIC to its own unique IP address and subnet. See example below. i. When AutoVISION or Visionscape start up, the AVPBackplane will run and will automatically scan all NICs for GigE cameras. The AVPBackplane will then automatically set the IP and Subnet of each camera to match the NIC is it found on. The IP address for the camera will be the same as the NIC, except incremented by one. Example:
Setting NICS for Two Camera System Setup NIC 1 for Camera 1 a. Set NIC address to 192.168.10.2 (255.255.255.0). b. The camera will automatically be given the address 192.168.10.3 (255.255.255.0) AutoVISION/Visionscape starts. Using Sentech STC-M Cameras with AutoVISION and Visionscape Page 8 of 35