Setup Guide J-Tech Digital H.264 Encoder JTD-220: JTECH-ENCH4 J-Tech Digital, Inc 12803 Park One Drive Sugar Land, TX 77478 Tel: 1-888-610-2818 E-Mail: support@jtechdigital.
Determining the IP Scheme of your Network - Windows In order to setup your encoder for the first time, you will need to find out the IP scheme of your network and locate an unused IP address to be assigned to the encoder. If you are on a Windows PC and are connected to your network, begin by opening the ‘Command Prompt’ application. Once the application is open, type the command ‘ipconfig’ and press ‘enter’. Information about your computer and network will populate below.
Above, you can see that the IP address of the computer is 192.168.1.71 and the Default Gateway is 192.168.1.1. This lets the user know that the scheme of your network is ‘192.168.1.XXX’.
Locating an unused IP Address on your network - Windows Now that you know the IP Scheme of your network, you will need to locate a static IP address that is not being used by a device on your local area network (LAN). Most networks have a router that uses a function called DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol). This function allows the router to assign an IP address to the devices on the LAN.
to direct our ping request to the device/host itself and sends an echo message back to say that it cannot be found. Most likely there is not a device on your LAN that is using the 192.168.1.200 IP address. If your results show the following, there is a device/host on your network with that IP address already. In the example below, the results from command ‘ping 192.168.1.10’ show that there is a device on the LAN at that IP address responding to our ping request.
Communicating with the JTECH-ENCH4 H.264 Encoder - Windows You will need to utilize your computer's ethernet port in order to communicate with the encoder. You will start by changing the IP address of your computer to match the default IP address scheme of the encoder (192.168.1.168). This means we will need to change your PC's ethernet IP address to 192.168.1.XXX.
Right-Click on 'Ethernet' and select 'Properties'. This will bring up a new window. Highlight 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)' and select the 'Properties' button.
This will bring up a new window. By default, your PC's network adapter is set to "Obtain an IP address automatically" or allow your router to use DHCP to assign your PC an IP address. In this instance, we want to set a static IP address for our PC that matches the default IP scheme of the encoder (192.168.1.168). In the above instance, I set a static IP address of ‘192.168.1.100’ to my PC and a subnet mask of ‘255.255.255.0’ (Class C).
Then hit the 'OK' button on the Ethernet Properties Window. Now that your PC's IP address matches the scheme of the encoder's default IP address, the two devices should be able to communicate with each other. If you have not already, please connect an ethernet cable directly from your PC's ethernet port to the encoder's ethernet port. Afterwards, open up a web browser. Don't be alarmed if your home page does not load.
In the address bar, type in the default IP address of the encoder (192.168.1.168) and hit ‘enter’ - If you are prompted to enter login information, please enter the following credentials Username: admin Password: admin From here, you should now have access to the encoder's WEB GUI.
Assigning the JTECH-ENCH4 H.264 Encoder a Static IP Address The first thing you'll want to do is make sure your encoder can live on your network and access the internet. The best way to ensure that these two things happen is to assign your encoder a new static IP address. Before you assign the encoder a static IP address, you will need to know the scheme of your current network and ensure that the IP address it not being used. Please review sections 1.0 – 2.0 for assistance in doing so.
DHCP - Disable/Enable - It is recommended you leave DHCP disabled and assign a static IP address to your encoder so that you know where to access the WEB GUI. IP - This is the field where you will enter your new static IP address for the encoder that matches your current network's scheme Netmask - Set the netmask based on your connected network. In the above example, our network is Class C so our subnet mask is 255.255.255.
This will bring up a new window. Right-Click on 'Ethernet' and select 'Properties'. This will bring up a new window.
Highlight 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)' and select the 'Properties' button. This will bring up a new window.
Select 'Obtain an IP address automatically' (or use DHCP) and hit the 'OK' button to confirm the changes. This will allow your router to assign you an IP address that works with your network's scheme and provide you access to the internet.
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