NxLib API > Commands > EthernetConfiguration

Configures IP addresses of GigE uEye cameras.

For each camera specified via the Cameras parameter, this command set the uEye address range on the corresponding Ethernet adapter to match the entire local subnet and then configures the specified camera to use an automatically assigned IP address from this range.

Note: This command can currently only configure cameras for automatic IP address assignment. Manual IP assignments or other advanced setups need to be configured via the IDS Camera Manager.

Automatic IP address assignment

A camera which is configured for automatic IP address assignment will select an available IP address when it's being opened. The address is selected from the address range specified in the uEye driver of the opening host computer for the corresponding Ethernet adapter. To query the next free address, ARP requests are sent out to the local network. The first unanswered ARP request of this range is assumed to be a free IP address.

Note: For production environments we highly recommend to use fixed IP addresses for each of the connected cameras and their corresponding Ethernet adapters on the host.