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Helios Installation Guide

F. Hub Interface

When the video hub is shipped from the factory, the standard default mode hub

interface to the VMS system is set to “Native Mode”. The Native mode provides HTTP

over TCP as the primary interface to a VMS generic driver. For some VMS systems, it is

more appropriate to use the alternate mode called: “emulation mode”. We have

guides written to help setup the camera system for most of the major VMS systems.

Please refer to the specific VMS setup guide for your particular VMS .

To Set Hub Interface to the OPTIONAL “Emulation Mode”

Note: This may be required for some VMS systems, however unless the setup guide

for your VMS specifies otherwise, this setting should remain in “Native Mode”

Note: Before adding cameras, the setup requires specifying a collection of IP addresses,

one for each camera. Before proceeding, obtain IP addresses from your network

administrator that are not assigned to other devices and which conform to the subnet of

the network over which the cameras and video hub will be communicating.

1) Point your browser to the IP address you assigned to the video hub and use the

updated IP address to log in to the web management interface of the video hub.

2) Select the Hub Interface tab in the web management interface. This will display the

Video Interface options.

3) Video Interface can select either the Native or Emulation mode. Select the

Emulation Mode via the pull-down menu.

4) Upon selection of the Emulation Mode, a table of camera MAC addresses and

associated IP Addresses will appear. These are camera MAC addresses that have

already been entered using the Add/Remove Camera menu. Complete the table by

entering static IP address(es) for each camera associated with this specific video

hub, as provided by your system administrator. There must be a unique IP address

for every camera that is to be added.