User Guide

Installing on a Network AXIS 2420 User’s Manual
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Installing on a Network
• Macintosh users - Please refer to Notes for Macintosh Users, on page 53.
• Easy installation - Use The AXIS IP Installer. See Using the AXIS IP Installer, on page 52.
• Quick installation - Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 2420 on an Ethernet network.
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Using an appropriate method for your operating system, assign your product with a unique IP
address from a computer on your network, as follows:
Note: In some Unix systems, the arp command can be located in a directory that is not on the
command path.
You will now see ‘
Request timed out...’ messages repeatedly returned in the window.
Serial number same as
00408c100086 =
Ethernet address; e.g.
00-40-8c-10-00-86
❶ Fit or replace a lens (if required). The lens is fitted by
turning it in a clockwise direction.
❷ Note the Serial number on the underside of the
unit. You need to know this to set the IP address.
Windows only - Start a DOS window and type in the commands
shown below:
Syntax:
arp -s <Camera IP address> <Ethernet address> <my PC IP address>
ping -t <Camera IP address>
Example:
arp -s 172.21.1.200 00-40-8c-10-00-86 172.21.1.193
ping -t 172.21.1.200
UNIX only - Type these commands in the command
window:
Syntax:
arp -s <IP address> <Ethernet address> temp
ping <IP address>
Example:
arp -s 172.21.1.200 00:40:8c:10:00:86 temp
ping 172.21.1.200
RJ-45 Connector
Network Connector
❹ Connect an Ethernet cable to your AXIS
2420 and attach it to the network.