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Other methods of setting the IP address
The table below shows the other methods available for setting or discovering the IP address. All
methods are enabled by default, and all can be disabled.
UPnP™
Bonjour
AXIS Dynamic DNS
Service
ARP/Ping
View DHCP server
admin pages
Set the IP address with ARP/Ping
1. Acquire four IP addresses on the same network segment your computer is connected to.
2. Locate the four serial numbers (S/N) on the AXIS Q7404 label.
3. Open a command prompt on your computer and enter the following commands
Use in operating
Notes
system
Windows
When enabled on your computer, the video encoder is
automatically detected and added to My Network
Places/Network.
MAC OSX
Applicable to browsers with support for Bonjour. Navigate to the
(10.4 or later)
Bonjour bookmark in your browser (e.g. Safari) and click on the
link to access the video encoder's web pages.
All
A free service from Axis that allows you to quickly and simply
install your video encoder. Requires an Internet connection with
no HTTP proxy. See www.axiscam.net for more information.
All
See below. The command must be issued within 2 minutes of
connecting power to the video encoder.
All
To view the admin pages for the network DHCP server, see the
server's own documentation.
Windows syntax
arp -s <IP Address> <Serial Number>
ping -l 408 -t <IP Address>
Windows example
arp -s 192.168.0.125 00-40-8c-18-10-00
ping -l 408 -t 192.168.0.125
UNIX/Linux/Mac syntax
arp -s <IP Address> <Serial Number> temp
ping -s 408 <IP Address>
UNIX/Linux/Mac example
arp -s 192.168.0.125 00:40:8c:18:10:00 temp
ping -s 408 192.168.0.125
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