Faber M1400 Manuel D’Utilisation

18  •  Installing the Genie Camera 

An Ethernet switch supporting VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) allows multiple isolated subnets to exist on the 
same switch.  

Within each VLAN group, the Genie camera and controlling computer will behave identically as if connected to a 
simple Ethernet switch. But each VLAN group is isolated from each other, Therefore a Genie in one VLAN group 
is never seen by a computer on a different VLAN group.  

VLAN Ethernet Switches support configuration as Port-based or TAG VLAN groups. Port-based groups are 
typically easier to configure. Review your Ethernet switch manual for information on its factory default VLAN 
settings and configuration method.  

 

The Genie camera installation generally follows the sequence described below. Detailed installation instructions 
follow this overview.  

•  Genie needs to connect to a computer with a GigE network adapter, either built in on the computer 

motherboard or installed as a third party PCI adapter.  

•  Laptop computers with built in GigE network adapters may still not be able to stream full frame rates from 

Genie, especially when on battery power. Thorough testing is required with any laptop computer to determine 
the maximum frame rate possible (see 

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•  Genie also can connect through a Gigabit Ethernet switch. When using VLAN groups, the Genie and 

controlling computer must be in the same group (see 

.  

•  If Genie is to be used in a Sapera development environment, Sapera LT needs to be installed, either before or 

after the Genie software package. If Genie will be used in a GenICam™ environment, Sapera or Sapera runtime 
is not required and you need to follow the installation instructions of the third party GenICam compliant 
package. 

•  Install the Genie Framework software package if not using a third party GenICam compliant package. Also 

install Sapera Run-time with CamExpert to control the Genie.  

•  The Windows Firewall exceptions feature is automatically configured to allow the Sapera GigE Server to pass 

through the firewall.  

•  Computers with VPN software (virtual private network) may need to have the VPN driver disabled in the NIC 

properties. This would be required only on the NIC used with the Genie. Testing by the user is required.