Chapter 2 System Components Check the Use persistent IP box and uncheck the Use DHCP box. Enter 192.168.254.3 in the lower IP address box and 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet mask. Click Apply . You will be prompted to reboot the camera as follows: Cycle power to the camera and you are ready. The config tool will now show the following: Now, every time the camera is rebooted it will automatically set this IP address so it will not have to search the network to determine what IP address to use. This is ideal in fixed industrial setups. However, it does mean that you cannot simply swap cameras from NIC to NIC or even change the address of the NIC without having to reconfigure the camera address.
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