Configure the network adapter

Set network adapter parameter

Automatic setting of the parameters

In the Public folder of GCT installation, a configuration script is also stored. 

For the configuration please: 

1. Turn on your camera and connect it to the PC.
2. Open the Windows command line in the Administrator mode, therefore press Start and type CMD into the search box. Now you can open the CMD in the Administrator mode.
3. Copy the following command into the CMD and press enter.	cd C:\Users\Public\Documents\Chromasens\GCT2
4. Copy the following command into the CMD and press enter.	runConfig10GigE.bat
5. The command line window lists all available ethernet adapters and you can configure the network adapter by entering a Y into the script. Note If an error occurs during the execution of the script you have to configure the network adapter manually.
6. After the configuration of the network parameter, the script can help you to set a static IP Address of the network adapter. We recommend disagreeing by entering N into the window. If you want to set a static IP Address for your network, you can answer with Y.

Manual setting of the parameters

In contrast to the section above, this section is now oriented to the network adapters, which are not supported by Intel, or the operating system is Win7 x64. The setup depends on the adapter manufacturer. 

1. Navigate to Windows Settings and click Network & Internet.
2. Click Change adapter options.
3. Right-click the Ethernet adapter that will be used to connect the camera, and then click Properties.
4. In the network tab only enable Sphinx GigE Filter Driver and Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
4. Click Configure, and then click the Advanced tab. The available parameters may vary and are depending on the adapter.
5. Set the following parameter.

Set IP address 

To connect GCT to the camera, you may need to adjust the properties of the network adapter. There are basically three methods to configure the IP address and subnet mask of your PC and camera:

• Use LLA (link-local address) autoconfiguration, this is by default always enabled.
• Use a DHCP server to configure the network settings of the PC and camera, in the default factory setting it is enabled.
• Use manually assigned persistent IP addresses and subnet masks for the camera and network adapter, in the default factory setting it is disabled.

In typical installations, the camera is connected directly to the network adapter of the PC with the DHCP server configuration.

Set the camera IP address with GCT

If the camera does not show up in the GCT discovery window you can set the IP-Address in GCT. 

1. Start Device Discovery in GCT.
2. Enable the Ignore Subnet check box. If the camera now shows up but cannot be connected (Open button is disabled), you can set the camera IP address manually.
3. Click the Set Camera IP button
4. Select the network adapter the camera is connected.  The program will assign an IP address to the camera
5. ClickSave Configuration

DHCP server configuration

The DHCP server configuration tries to assign different IP addresses from the Link-Local-Block (169.254.x.x) to both the camera and network adapter automatically and set the subnet mask of both devices to 255.255.0.0.

Configure the DHCP Mode in the Camera: 

1. Switch On and connect the camera with GCT.
2. In the Camera Feature tab navigate to --> Transport Layer Control --> GigE Vision --> Gev Interface Selector. 3. Switch the Gev Current IPConfiguration DCHP --> On. 4. Switch the Gev Current IPConfiguration Persistent IP --> Off.

Configure the DHCP Mode in the Network adapter: 

1. Navigate to Windows Settings and click Network & Internet.
2. Click Change adapter options.
3. Right-click the Ethernet adapter that will be used to connect the camera, and then click Properties.
4. On the Networking tab select the Internet Protocol Version 4 item and then click Properties.
5. Make sure that the Obtain anIP address automatically check box is selected.

Persistent IP adress configuration

The persistent IP address implies that the feature Current IP Configuration Persistent IP is switched on in the camera. 

Configure the Persistent IP Mode in the Camera: 

1. Switch On and connect the camera with GCT.
2. In the Camera Feature tab navigate to --> Transport Layer Control --> GigE Vision --> Gev Interface Selector. 3. Switch the Gev Current IPConfiguration DCHP --> Off. 4. Switch the Gev Current IPConfiguration Persistent IP --> On.

Configure the Persistent IP MOde in the Network adapter: 

1. Navigate to Windows Settings and click Network & Internet.
2. Click Change adapter options.
3. Right-click the Ethernet adapter that will be used to connect the camera, and then click Properties.
4. On the Networking tab select the Internet Protocol Version 4 item and then click Properties.
5. Click Use the following IP address. 6. In the IP address field of the Network adapter specify an address that differs from the IP address of the camera only in the last field. When the camera IP address shown in the GCT discovery window is 169.254.100.100, you can set the IP address of the network adapter e.g. to 169.254.100.99. 7. At the Subnet mask enter 255.255.0.0. 8. Close the properties dialog boxes by clicking OK. Note  For Kithara use a static IP address in the range of 169.254.X.X (169.254.1.202 using a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0)