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Hi,Today I bought an Anan 200D, and after installing Thetis, the general setup showed the IP address from the previous Anan G2. Previously, my router had IP addresses of 92.168.1.x. Now, after installing the cameras, I had to change the IP address to 192.168.50.x. Maybe this Anan 200D was assigned a static IP address? How can I find the correct one and assign a new one according to the addressing in my router? I connected the 200D to a switch. I have one LAN port on my computer. Will connecting the 200D directly to the LAN port on my computer solve the problem?
Slawomir

You have 3 choices of network configuration.

1. DHCP. PC and ANAN both connected via an Ethernet switch (which might be built into your router). The switch must be part of or connected to the router, as the router will hand out the addresses. Use HPSDR Bootloader to set the IP address of the ANAN to 0.0.0.0. If you have a couple of switch ports handy on or with a router, this can be a very easy method, but it also means you are sharing LAN bandwidth with other things.

2. Static IP. ANAN and PC connected directly together. The IP addresses of the PC Ethernet port that goes to the ANAN, and the ANAN, must be on a different subnet than your main network. Use Google to learn how to set up a static IP on your PC. Use HPSDR Bootloader to set the IP address of the ANAN. If your main network is on subnet 192.168.50.x, then, for example, make the Ethernet port on the PC 192.168.100.10 and the ANAN 192.168.100.20. IMHO this is the best method. It is unambiguous, it is very fast to connect, and it dedicates all LAN bandwidth to the radio.

3. APIPA. ANAN and PC connected directly together. Set the Ethernet port on the PC for DHCP (usually the default). Set the ANAN for DHCP as described in (1) above. When they see each other they will negotiate some APIPA addresses themselves. This is also quite easy, doesn't share LAN bandwidth, but it can take tens of seconds for the connection to be made.

Instructions for using Bootloader can be found here: viewtopic.php?t=2333

Thank you for your help. The radio is now communicating with Thetis and working fine. There's another problem, but I'll post about it in another thread.

Slawomir