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Network Overview & Tools Linea SWIR GigE Series Camera
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
• This IP configuration mode requires a DHCP server to allocate an IP address dynamically over a
defined subnet. The factory default setting is DHCP enabled.
• The DHCP server is part of a managed network. Windows does not provide a DHCP server
function therefore a dedicated DHCP server is required. Teledyne DALSA’s Network
Configuration Tool can configure the Teledyne DALSA DHCP server on the NIC used for the GigE
Vision network.
• Teledyne DALSA’s DHCP server is recommended where there are multiple NIC ports with
multiple GigE Vision devices attached. Each NIC port must use a different subnet to avoid IP
address conflicts. Persistent IP assignment is required if there is no DHCP server for any
additional subnet.
• Windows configures a NIC in DHCP mode by default. If no DHCP server is present on the
subnet, Windows will revert to LLA mode.
• Ensure a different subnet is assigned to each NIC on the network. Teledyne DALSA’s DHCP
server is enabled on one or all subnets used for GigE Vision devices to manage subnets. The
graphic below illustrates a system with one NIC having Teledyne DALSA’s DHCP server enabled.
169.254.
xxx.xxx
Subnet 169.254.xxx.xxx
Subnet mask 255.255.0.0
Subnet nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
nnn.nnn.nnn.003
DALSA DHCP server mode
NIC nnn.nnn.nnn.001
(default LLA mode)
NIC 169.254.xxx.xxx
PCI
DALSA DHCP Server enabled
Attached cameras are assigned IP addresses
by the DALSA DHCP server on the NIC Subnet
corporate network
with corporate DHCP
server
NIC xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Gigabit switch Gigabit switch
169.254.
xxx.xxx
169.254.
xxx.xxx
Default LLA mode
Attached cameras are automatically assigned
IP addresses on the NIC Subnet
nnn.nnn.nnn.002 nnn.nnn.nnn.004
Figure 46: DHCP Network