Title
Vivotek VS8801 Encoder Enabling 2nd NIC for exacqVision
Description
This encoder requires the use of two IP addresses to view all 8 channels of video. The first NIC allows access to channels 1-4 and the second NIC allows access to channels 5-8. The following are instructions for enabling the 2nd NIC on the Vivotek VS8801 encoder.
Product
Vivotek VS8801 Encoder
exacqVision Server
Solution
- Enable the 2nd NIC by accessing the the following URL
- http://<ipaddress>/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?network_openip2=1
- Where <ipaddress> is the actual IP address of the encoder.
- The web page should echo the command setting to confirm that it has been successfully set
- Open the encoders web page
- Navigate to network configuration and ensure that the second NIC is now available
- Configure the 2nd NIC
- The encoder can now be added in exacqVision using the first IP address for channels 1-4 and the 2nd IP address for channels 5-8.