camera-ip-conf¶
camera-ip-conf is a tool that allows the ip configuration of GigE network cameras. Use it to configure the camera through the command line.
Cameras can be named using the following methods:
-s --serial - The serial number of the camera
-m --mac - The mac of the camera
-n --name - The user defined name (assuming the name is not empty)
Arguments¶
-
-h
,
--help
¶
Print a help message
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-l
,
list
¶
List available GigE cameras.
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-i
,
info
(-s SERIAL|-n NAME|-m MAC)
¶ Print information about a certain camera.
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set
[ip=IP] [subnet=NETMASK] [gateway=GATEWAY] [dhcp={on,off}] [static={on,off}] [name=NAME] (-s SERIAL|-n NAME|-m MAC)
¶ Configure one or more settings in the camera.
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ip
=IP
¶ Option to set static IP settings IP.
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subnet
=NETMASK
¶ Option to set static IP settings netmask.
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gateway
=GATEWAY
¶ Option to set static IP settings gateway.
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dhcp
={on,off}
¶ Toggle for usage of dynamic IP address settings.
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static
={on,off}
¶ Toggle for usage of static IP address settings.
-
name
=NAME
¶ The maximum length of this name is 15 characters.
-
-
rescue
[ip=IP] [subnet=NETMASK] [gateway=GATEWAY] (-s SERIAL|-m MAC)
¶ Temporarily assign another address to a camera
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ip
=IP
¶ IP address that shall be temporarily assigned.
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subnet
=NETMASK
¶ Netmask address that shall be temporarily assigned.
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gateway
=GATEWAY
¶ Gateway address that shall be temporarily assigned.
-
Examples¶
To list all cameras:
camera-ip-conf -l
To get information about a single camera:
camera-ip-conf -i -s <CAMERA_SERIAL>
To set the name of a camera:
camera-ip-conf set name="CAMERA_NAME" -s <CAMERA_SERIAL>
This name is restricted to 15 characters.
To delete the name, simply set it to an empty name:
camera-ip-conf set name="" -s <CAMERA_SERIAL>
To set the static ip configuration of a camera:
camera-ip-conf set ip=192.168.100.100 subnet=255.255.0.0 gateway=192.168.100.1
To toggle static ip usage:
camera-ip-conf set static=on -s <CAMERA_SERIAL>
To upload a new firmware:
camera-ip-conf upload firmware=<FILE> -s <CAMERA_SERIAL>
Warning
CAUTION: Failures when upgrading the firmware can make the camera unusable. Use at your own risk!
Troubleshooting¶
The camera is not detected. There might be several issues to consider:
Ensure the camera is responding as it should. This can be done via wireshark. If a gvcp pong arrives, the camera is responding correctly.
Turn off the firewall. The firewall might be blocking the packages.
Turn off rp_filter. rp_filter is a kernel module that drops packets from addresses that are not within the address range of the configured network. If the camera happens to use LLA (or a static IP not within the configured network). This may be the reason. To temporarily turn off the rp_filter, execute:
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=0
Warning
WARNING: These actions may pose a security threat to the computer. Please contact the system administrator before executing these actions. We take no responsibility for damage to persons, systems or environments. Use at your own risk.
The camera is misconfigured. If the camera has a temporary IP configuration and is not reachable, simply reconnecting the camera should reset the configuration.
If the static ip is misconfigured and the camera has a address that can not be represented in a reliable way (e.g. broadcast addresses such as 192.168.0.255/24), execute
camera-ip-conf rescue ip=<IP> subnet=<SUBNET> gateway=<GATEWAY> mac=<MAC>
To get the mac address of the camera, use tools like wireshark to listen to incoming traffic. The camera should still send pong packets as a response to the discovery pings.