Connect the GigE cameras to the PC
Prerequisite
You have followed the entire procedure in Ethernet card setup in in Set up IP cameras
Procedure
- Using cross-network cables (cat-5e or newer), connect the Ethernet card on the PC to the IN port of the PoE-injector. Connect the camera to
thethe OUT - Power up the PoE-injector; make sure that the
twotwo CONNECTandand ON
If the green LEDs keep blinking, wait a few more seconds. If you see no change, disconnect the cables, then re-connect them.
Notes
- The Power over Ethernet (PoE) injector is a device that passes power along with data (in this case, video data from the camera) on twisted-pair Ethernet cabling.
- If you have multiple cameras in combination with a 4-port Adlink PCIe-GIE74 board, make sure to connect the cameras one by one and assign an IP address to the camera before you connect the next camera. It is important that each camera is always connected to the same port on the Ethernet board. Each port is viewed as a network adapter, with its own IP address. The information of the linked port is stored in the driver software of each camera. If you swap cameras, they will not be recognized. Therefore, always label the Ethernet ports and the cameras.