AXIS 207 Installation Guide
Setting the IP address
The AXIS 207 is designed for use on an Ethernet network and must be assigned an IP address
to make it accessible.
AXIS IP Utility
AXIS IP Utility is the recommended method for setting an IP address in Windows. This free application can be
used on networks with or without a DHCP server. See page 6 for more information.
All installation methods
This table shows all of the available methods for setting or discovering the IP address.
Operating system
Windows
Mac OSX
(10.4 or later)
Windows
(ME or XP)
All
All
All
Notes:
• UPnP™ and DHCP are both enabled by default in the AXIS 207.
• The AXIS 207 has the default IP address 192.168.0.90
• To view the admin pages for the DHCP server, please see the server's own documentation. You may need to
contact your network administrator.
• If setting the IP address fails, check that there is no firewall blocking the operation.
• AXIS Dynamic DNS Service requires an Internet connection without HTTP proxy.
• Bonjour - applicable only in browsers with support for Bonjour e.g. Safari.
DHCP Server in
Install on same
network
network segment
Optional
Required
Optional
Required
Optional
Required
Required
Recommended
Required
Installation method
AXIS IP Utility
(recommended method)
See page 6
Bonjour
(recommended method)
See page 6
UPnP™
See page 7
ARP/Ping
See page 7
AXIS Dynamic DNS Service
See page 8
View DHCP server
admin pages for IP address
(See note below)
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