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•  This Genie IP configuration mode requires a DHCP server to allocate an IP address dynamically. The Genie 

must be configured to have DHCP enabled. This is the factory default settings.  

•  The DHCP server is part of a managed network. Windows XP itself does not provide a DHCP server function. 

A dedicated DHCP server is required. Open-source DHCP server software can be found on the Internet, but 
they might not provide the same level of functionality as commercial-grade DHCP servers.  

•  A DHCP server is recommended where there are multiple NIC ports with multiple GigE Vision devices 

attached. Each NIC ports must use a different subnet to avoid IP address conflicts (see 

"

" on page 103

). 

•  Under Windows, a NIC is configured in DHCP mode by default. If no DHCP server is present on a given 

subnet, Windows will revert to LLA as explained in the section above.  

•  Ensure that a different subnet is assigned to each NIC on the network. Typical ranges are  192.200.x.x or 

10.10.x.x for internal networks.  

 

•  This protocol is only suggested if the user fully controls the assignment of IP addresses on the network and a 

GigE Vision camera is connected beyond routers.  

•  The GigE Vision camera is forced a static IP address. The NIC IP address must use the same subnet otherwise 

the camera is not accessible. 

•  If the Genie camera is connected to a network with a different subnet, it cannot be accessed.   
•  The DALSA network configuration tool is used to set a persistent IP address.  
•  An example of a Persistent IP address assignment: 

•  Persistent IP = 192.200.1.1 
•  Subnet Mask = 255.255.0.0 
•  Default Gateway = 0.0.0.0 

•  Warning: an incorrect IP address assignment might make it impossible to connect to the camera. In such a case 

the DALSA network configuration tool includes a function to recover a Genie camera with an unknown 
persistent IP and set the Genie to the factory default setting, i.e. DHCP/LLA mode. The Genie MAC address 
must be known to use this function. See 

.  

•  For GigE Vision applications the FORCEIP command is used to force a new persistent IP or to change the IP 

configuration protocol. The Genie MAC address must be known to use the FORCEIP command.