User guide
IP Address Configuration
By default, all S1800e series devices are Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP ) enabled. If you have a DHCP server, the device will automatically
obtain a valid IP configuration. If the DHCP configuration fails, the device
assigns itself a temporary IP address based on the Automatic Private IP
Addressing (APIPA ) addressing format.
Note
If you plan on using the S1800e series devices with the Nextiva video
management software, you need to disable the DHCP setting and manually set
an IP address for the device.
The APIPA scheme, available on the Windows operating systems, allows a
device to assign itself a temporary IP address until it receives a complete
network configuration, either manually or from a DHCP server.
A device in APIPA mode does not reside on the same subnet as the other
devices on the IP network. Therefore, it may not be able to view or be visible
by the other devices. All Nextiva edge devices use the following temporary
APIPA configuration:
IP address: 169.254.X.Y (where X and Y are based on the last two octets of
the MAC address of the device)
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 169.254.*.*
Setting a DHCPIP Address
The S1800e series devices automatically obtains the IP network configuration
from a DHCP server. Use this procedure if you are switching an encoder from a
manual configuration to one using a DHCP server.
IP Address Configuration
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