AglieMesh AV3000 Series User manual

Rev.3.0a(3/12/08)
AgileMesh™ Network Bridge
AV3000 Series
User’s Guide
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Whenusingthisdevice,basicsafetyinstructionsshould
alwaysbefollowedtoreducetheriskoffire,electricshock
andinjurytopersons,includingthefollowing:
a.Donotusethisproductnearwater.
b.Avoidusingthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.
Theremaybearemoteriskofelectricshockfrom
lightening.
c.Donotusethisproductinthevicinityofagasleak.
AdditionalInstallationRequirements.
Wheninstalling,theplacementofthisdevicemustalso
satisfythefollowingrequirements:
a.ConnecttheunittoagroundingtypeACwalloutlet
(100‐240VAC)usingthestandardpowercord/adapteras
suppliedwiththeunit.
b.Placementmustallowforeasilydisconnectingthe
powercord/adapterofthedevicefromtheACwalloutlet.
c.Donotcoverthedevice,orblocktheairflowtothe
devicewithanyotherobjects.Keepthedeviceawayfrom
excessiveheatandhumidity,andkeepthedevicefree
fromvibrationanddust.
d.Installationatalltimesmustconformtolocal
regulations.
e.Whenthedevicewillbeconnectedtoothersystems,
consultthedocumentationthatcamewiththosesystems
foradditionalregulatoryinformation,safetyinstructions
andinstallationrequirements.
f.Alwaysdisconnectthecablesbeforeopeningthe
equipmentenclosureortouchinganuninsulatedcable,
jackorinternalcomponent.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
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Rev.3c(revised3/24/08)

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................4
GettingStarted..............................................................................................................................................................4
IncludedwiththeAV3000.........................................................................................................................................4
ConnectingandStartingtheAV3000........................................................................................................................5
UsingtheAV3000......................................................................................................................................................6
UsingtheAV3000fromtheMeshNetwork..................................................................................................................7
LoginfromMesh.......................................................................................................................................................7
UsingtheAV3000fromtheLANNetwork.....................................................................................................................8
LoginfromLAN..........................................................................................................................................................8
Using“View”fromtheLAN.......................................................................................................................................9
AVRDiscoverUtility...................................................................................................................................................9
Ports–HowtoSelect..................................................................................................................................................10
Whatareports?......................................................................................................................................................10
Howdotheyrelatetothevideosources?..............................................................................................................10
Whichportsshouldyouuse?..................................................................................................................................10
FromtheMesh............................................................................................................................................................10
UsingtheBrowsertoViewVideo............................................................................................................................10
UsingaViewingPackage.........................................................................................................................................10
FromtheLANorInternet............................................................................................................................................11
UsingtheBrowsertoViewVideo............................................................................................................................11
UsingaViewingPackage.........................................................................................................................................11
AdvancedConfigurationOptions.................................................................................................................................11
“Amcampage”Adminsection.................................................................................................................................12
“AmCamPing”Section.............................................................................................................................................12

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InterfaceConfigurationSection..............................................................................................................................13
MiscellaneousConfigurations.................................................................................................................................13
ConnectingOtherNetworkDevicestotheMesh........................................................................................................13
ConnectinganIPCameratotheMesh....................................................................................................................14
NetworkConfigurationsUsingtheAV3000.................................................................................................................15
Stand‐aloneNetwork..............................................................................................................................................15
ConnectionofMeshNetworktoaLAN...................................................................................................................15
ConnectiontoInternetthroughaLAN....................................................................................................................16
DirectConnectiontoInternetthroughABroadbandModem................................................................................16
AppendixA–AV3000PortMap..................................................................................................................................17
AGILEMESHSUPPORT..................................................................................................................................................18
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INTRODUCTION
TheAgileMeshNetworkBridge(AV3000)isdesignedtofacilitatethebridgingbetweenAgileMeshwirelessmesh
networksandcustomerlocalareanetworks(LAN’s).Whenconfiguredandconnected,theAV3000scansthemesh
network,identifiesvideosources,andthenautomaticallymapsthosesourcestotheLANtowhichtheAV3000is
connected.Itscapabilitiesinclude:
•AutomateddiscoveryofAgileMeshanalogvideoports
•DHCPserverontheAgileMeshnetwork
•Automatedself‐configurationforroutingbetweennetworks
•AlgorithmicmappingofAgileMeshanalogvideoportIPaddressestoLAN/WANnetworkports
•CanacceptaLAN/WANnetworkaddressviatheDHCPprotocol
•ReplicationofvideostreamstowardtheLAN/WANtominimizeloadingonthewirelessnetwork
•AutomaticDDNSsetupbasedonvideosourcenames
•User‐optionalone‐to‐onemanualremappingofIPaddressesbetweentheinsideandoutsidenetworks
•AutomaticportforwardingforAgileMeshnetworkIPaddressesassignedviaDHCP
•Automaticdynamicwebpagegenerationwithvideothumbnailimagestomakeidentificationand
selectionofvideosourceseasy
•AutomaticsynchronizationofthesystemtimesforallAgileMeshanalogvideoportsconnectedtothe
AgileMeshnetwork
GETTINGSTARTED
INCLUDEDWITHTHEAV3000
TheAV3000NetworkBridgeshipswiththe
followingitems:
•AnAV3000appliance
•ADCpowersupply(110VoltsAC
to5VoltsDC)
•Twostraight‐throughEthernet
cables.Oneoftheseisintended
forconnectingtheAV3000toan
AgileMeshnode.Theothercable

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maybeusedtoconnecttheLANsideoftheAV3000toanEthernetswitchattachedtoaLAN.
•InstallationCDcontainingtheAVRDiscoverutilityinstallerandanelectroniccopyofthisUser’sGuide(in
PDFformat.)
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CONNECTINGANDSTARTINGTHEAV3000
TheAV3000defaultsettingswerechosentomakethemostcommontypeofsetupentirelyautomatic.Asaresult,
formostapplications,thereareonlyafewstepsrequiredtoplacetheAV3000intooperation.Pleaserefertothe
frontandbackpanelimagesbelowasyousetuptheAV3000.
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AV3000FrontPanel
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AV3000BackPanel
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ThestepsrequiredtoplaceanAV3000intoserviceare:
1. UnpackandInventory–UnpackandlocatetheAV3000,thepowersupplyandthetwoEthernetcables.
MakesuretherockerpowerswitchontheAV3000isintheOFFposition(i.e.thesideoppositethedotis
depressed)
2. ConnecttoAgileMeshnetwork‐ConnectoneoftheEthernetcablestotheEthernetnetworkportonan
AgileMeshwirelessnode.Connecttheotherendofthecabletothe“MESH”portonthebackofthe
AV3000.

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3. ConnecttoLAN‐ConnectoneendoftheotherEthernetcabletoanEthernetswitchconnectedtothe
targetLAN.Thenconnecttheotherendtothe“LAN”portonthebackoftheAV3000.
4. PowertheAV3000–PlugtheAV3000powersupplyintoanACoutlet.Thenconnecttheotherendofthe
powercabletothepowerconnectoronthebackoftheAV3000.Turnthepoweronbydepressingthe
“dot”sideofthepowerrockerswitchonthebackoftheAV3000.
5. StarttheAV3000–Waitabout30secondsandmakesurethebluelightonthefrontpaneloftheAV3000
remainsoff.PressthesquareSTART/STOPbuttononthefrontoftheAV3000foracoupleofseconds,
thenrelease.Thebluelightonthefrontoftheunitshouldcomeonwithinabout30seconds.Fromthis
point,thestartupisautomaticandrequiresabout3minutesforthenetworkstosynchronize.
Note:IftheAV3000bluelightcomesonwithoutyourhavingpressedtheSTART/STOPbutton,theAV3000
wasnotshutdownproperlybeforepowerwaslastremoved.Torecover,waitabout3minutesandthen
brieflypresstheSTART/STOPbutton.Afterabout30secondsthelightshouldgoout.Then,re‐execute
step5above.
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USINGTHEAV3000
ManyofthefeaturesoftheAV3000arecompletelyautomatic.Theseincludethefollowing:
•Onceconnectedandstarted,theAV3000makesavailableDHCPservicesontheAgileMeshwireless
networktoanyconnecteddevicesthatcanuseit.Forexample,alaptopconnectedviaEthernettooneof
theAgileMeshwirelessnodes,receivesanetworkaddressfromtheAV3000automatically.Thisworksjust
thesamewaythatmostnetworkconnectionsofcomputerstoLAN’swork.
•AssoonastheAV3000isconnectedandinitialized,itfindsalloftheAgileMeshanalogvideoportsonthe
AgileMeshwirelessmeshnetworkandautomaticallysynchronizestheirtimeswithitsowninternalreal‐
timeclock.Itcontinuestodothisperiodicallysothatthetimesdisplayedwiththevideostreamsremain
consistent.
•AsaresultofitsautomaticsurveyoftheAgileMeshwirelessnetwork,theAV3000automaticallybuilds
anddynamicallyupdatesanembeddedwebpagethatprovideseasyaccesstotheAgileMeshanalogvideo
ports.FromacomputerconnectedtooneoftheAgileMeshnodesonthemeshnetwork,thiswebpage
canbeaccessedbyentering“http://192.168.224.1”intothewebbrowser’saddressbar.Notonlyisthis
usefulforaquickaccesstothevideostreams,butitdisplaystheportnumbersassociatedwiththevideos.
TheportnumbersareusefulindeterminingaccesstothevideostreamsontheLANsideoroverthe
Internet.
•Inadditiontothesecapabilities,theAV3000actsasaself‐configuringvideoroutertofacilitateconnection
toothernetworks.ItautomaticallymakesthevideosourcesavailableonthenetworkattachedtotheLAN
sideoftheAV3000.ItaccomplishesthisbymappingthediscoveredvideosourcesintotheIPaddressing
subnetassociatedwiththeLANusingtheNetworkAddressTranslation(NAT)technique.Oneunique
aspectofthisautomaticselfconfigurationisthatthevideosourcesaremappedtopredictableport

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numbers.ThismeansthatyoucanaccessanyoftheAgileMeshvideostreamsontheLANifyouknowthe
AgileMeshnodenumberthatisprovidingthedesiredvideosource.AppendixAincludesatableofdefault
portnumberassignmentsassociatedwitheachofthenodenumbers.
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USINGTHEAV3000FROMTHEMESHNETWORK
LOGINFROMMESH
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OneoftheusefulaspectsoftheAV3000istheabilitytoeasilyviewvideoviathedynamicallybuiltwebpage
embeddedintheAV3000.Thiswebpagedoesrequiretheusertologin.Thedefaultusername/passwordpairis
“guest”/”guest”(withoutthequotationmarks).ThiswebpageisaccessiblefromtheAgileMeshwirelessmesh
networkthroughawebbrowserbyentering“http://192.168.224.1”
intothebrowser’saddressbar.Theloginscreenappearsasshownto
theleft.
OnceyouaresuccessfullyloggedintotheAV3000,youwillbe
presentedwithawebpagethatincludesthumbnailimagesfromeach
oftheAgileMeshanalogvideoportslocatedonthemeshnetwork.
Beneatheachthumbnailimagearetwobuttons,onelabeled“Admin”,
theotherlabeled“View”.Clickingonthe“Admin”buttontakesyouto
thewebpageforthecorrespondingvideosource.Clickingon“View”
bringsupanewbrowserwindowthatincludesthevideostreamfrom
thatparticularvideosource.Followingarescreencapturesthatshow
whattoexpectfromeachoftheseselections.
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AV3000ViewWindow AV3000AdminWindow
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USINGTHEAV3000FROMTHELANNETWORK
LOGINFROMLAN
Again,logontotheAV3000internalwebpagesfromtheLANsidebyenteringtheAV3000’sIPaddressintoyour
webbrowser’saddressbar.YoucandeterminethecorrectIPaddressbyrunningtheAgileMeshVideoRouter
(“AVR”)Discoverutility(seefollowingsection).

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USING“VIEW”FROMTHELAN
AllofthewebpageoptionsappeartoworkidenticallywhetheraccessedfromtheMeshortheLANside.However,
the“View”button(locatedbelowthethumbnailimage)functionsdifferentlywheninvokedfromaLAN‐based
login.Inthiscase,thevideoshowninthewindowthatresultsfrompressingthe“View”buttonusesareplicated
videostream.Thismeansthatuptofivedifferentusersmayviewcopiesofthesamevideostreamfromfive
differentcomputersattachedtotheLANwithoutcausingtheadditionalvideostreamstobetransportedoverthe
wirelessnetwork.
ThelimitoffiveusersmaybechangedintheMiscellaneousConfigurationssectionsoftheAdminpage(described
inlatersections).Theparameterthatcontrolsthemaximumnumberofsimultaneousviewersischangeableby
pressingthe“VideoMultiplexer”buttonontheAdminpage.
AVRDISCOVERUTILITY
IncludedontheinstallationCDincludedwiththeAV3000istheAVRDiscoverutilityprogram.Thispackageis
primarilyusefulfordeterminingtheaddressthathasbeenassignedtotheAV3000foritsLANinterface.Itis
designedtorunonaPCthatisconnectedtotheLAN,nottothemeshnetwork.
IftheutilityhasnotalreadybeeninstalledonyourLAN‐connectedPC,inserttheinstallationCD.Iftheinstallation
programdoesn’tautomaticallystart,navigatetotheAVRDiscover_install.exefileontheCDusingWindows,and
double‐clickittolaunchtheinstallationprogram.When
theinstallationhascompleted,anewiconwillappear
onyourdesktoplabeled“AVRDiscover”.
Torunthisprogram,double‐clickontheicon.Because
yourcomputermayhavemultiplenetworkinterfaces,
usethedrop‐downlistatthebottomoftheAVR
DiscoverUtilityframetoselecttheinterfaceassociated
withyourPC’sconnectiontotheLAN.Then,pressthe
“ScanforAVRs”buttonatthebottomleftoftheutility
frame.Thatwillinitiateascanandshouldresultina
reportsimilartothatshowntotheright.
TheAVRIPAddressreportedistheaddressthathas
beenassignedtotheAV3000ontheLAN.Alsoincluded
isalistoftheAgileMeshcamerasattachedtotheAgileMeshwirelessvideonetworkalongwiththeirnetworkIP
addressesontheMeshsideoftheAV3000. 
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PORTS–HOWTOSELECT
WHATAREPORTS?
Asweusethetermhere,portscanbeviewedasanadditionalfieldintheIPaddressingscheme.Thisadditional
fieldisnecessarywhenavideostreamcrossestheboundaryfromonenetworktoanother.
HOWDOTHEYRELATETOTHEVIDEOSOURCES?
AttheinterfacebetweenanAgileMeshnetworkandanotherLAN,everyAgileMeshvideostreamoriginatingon
themeshnetworkhasthreeportnumbersassociatedwithit...7xxx,8xxxand9xxx.Inthemeshnetwork,allofthe
AgileMeshanalogvideoportsareassociatedwithIPaddressesbetween192.168.224.049and192.168.224.149.
The“xxx”digitsshownintheportnumbersabovealwayscorrespondtothelast3digitsoftheassociatedvideo
source.Forexample,ifthevideosourcehasanIPaddressof192.168.224.052(theaddressfornode1,camera1as
shownontheportmapinAppendixA),theassociatedportnumbersare7052,8052and9052.
ThemappingbetweenAgileMeshnodenumbersandtheassociatedportsisdetailedinAppendixA.
Asdescribedinthefollowingsections,the7000‐seriesportnumbersarethevideostreamingports,the8000‐
seriesportnumbersarethehttpaccessportsandthe9000‐seriesportsarethereplicatedvideoports.
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WHICHPORTSSHOULDYOUUSE?
Choosingtheportnumberdependsonthenetwork(i.e.,theMeshorthe“LAN”)towhichthecomputeris
connectedandtheprogrambeingusedtoaccessthevideo.Followingaresomerecommendationsforvarious
situations.
FROMTHEMESH
USINGTHEBROWSERTOVIEWVIDEO
Toviewvideousingabrowser,itisnotnecessarytospecifyaport.Forexample,itispossibletojustenterthe
meshIPaddressasaURLandaccessthevideosourcedirectly.Ofcourse,withtheAV3000,itiseasiertojustclick
onthe“Admin”buttonunderneaththeappropriatethumbnailimageontheAV3000webpage.
USINGAVIEWINGPACKAGE
Often,itisdesirabletorunaviewingpackagelikei‐ProViewertoviewandrecordthevideoonacomputer
connectedinsidethemesh.Inthiscase,youshouldspecifythe7000‐seriesportnumberforagivenvideosource.

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FROMTHELANORINTERNET
USINGTHEBROWSERTOVIEWVIDEO
UseofabrowsertoaccessoneoftheAgileMeshanalogvideoportsispossiblefromthenetworkconnectedtothe
LANsideoftheAV3000.Inthiscase,theportmustbespecifiedalongwiththeLANIPaddressoftheAV3000.For
browser‐basedaccessfromtheLANside,youshouldusethe8000‐seriesportnumber.Forexample,iftheLAN
addressoftheAV3000is192.168.1.57(asdeterminedbyrunningtheAVRDiscoverutility)andyouwishtoview
videofromnode1,camera1,theaddressthatwouldneedtobeenteredintothebrowserwouldbe
http://192.168.1.57:8052.
Oncemore,itwouldbeeasiertojustclickonthe“Admin”buttonunderneaththethumbnailimageontheAV3000
webpagetoachievethesameresults.
USINGAVIEWINGPACKAGE
ThereareseveraldifferentviewingpackagesthatsupporttheAgileMeshanalogvideoports.Ifpossible,youshould
usethe9000‐seriesportnumberwhensettingupaviewingpackagethatisconnectedtothenetworkontheLAN
sideoftheAV3000.The9000‐seriesportssupplyreplicasofthevideostreamandmultipleviewinglocationsdo
notcauseanadditionalloadonthewirelessmeshnetworkwherebandwidthavailabilityiscritical.Thisfunctions
wellwiththei‐ProViewersoftwareavailablefromAgileMesh.
Otherviewingpackagesmayusedifferentaspectsofthevideointerfaceforaccessingnotonlythevideostream
butforpassingcontrols(suchasPan‐Tilt‐Zoom)commandsacrosstheinterface.Dependingonthemechanism
beingusedbythethirdpartypackage,pan‐tilt‐zoommaynotworkusingthisportnumber.Ifthepan‐tilt‐zoom
functionsareneeded,youcanusethe7000‐seriesportnumbers(atthepotentialexpenseofburdeningthemesh
network.)
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ADVANCEDCONFIGURATIONOPTIONS
IncludedintheAV3000embeddedwebserverisanadministrationpagethatallowstheusertosetupsomeofthe
lesscommonlyusedoptions.AccessingthisadministrationpagerequiresknowingtheIPaddressoftheAV3000.
TheIPaddressoftheAV3000fromthemeshsideis192.168.224.1.FromtheLANside,theIPaddressmaybe
determinedbyrunningtheAVRDiscoverutility(describedpreviously).
IftheAV3000IPaddressfromtheLANsideis192.168.1.114,forexample,thefollowingmustbeenteredintothe
URLsectionoftheInternetExplorerbrowser:
http://192.168.1.114/admin
Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Thedefaultusernameandpasswordpairis
“agilemesh”/”agilemesh”(withoutthequotationmarks).Therearefoursectionstotheresultingadministration
page,asdescribedinthefollowing.

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“AMCAMPAGE”ADMINSECTION
Thissectionallowsyoutodefinesomeofthe
appearanceparametersthatgovernthepresentationof
themainAV3000webpage.Itlookslikethis:
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“AMCAMPING”SECTION
TheAmCamPingsection(theupper
rightquadrantoftheadminpage)is
whereyoudefinesomeofthe
networkenvironmentvariables,the
timingofthescansfornewvideo
devicesandtheusername/password
pairsrequiredfordirectlyaccessing
thewebpagesembeddedinthe
AgileMeshanalogvideoports.It
lookslikethis:
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INTERFACECONFIGURATIONSECTION
Thissection(thelowerleftquadrantoftheadmin
page)allowsyoutodefinetheaddressing
associatedwiththeAV3000itself.Hereiswherea
staticnetworkaddresswouldbeappliedtothe
AV3000LANsideifneeded.Itlookslikethis:
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MISCELLANEOUSCONFIGURATIONS
Thisfinalsection(thelowerrightquadrantoftheadminpage)iswherevariousconfigurationparametersare
entered,includingdefinitionoftheusername/passwordpairusedforaccessingtheAV3000embeddedwebpages.
Thisisalsowherethe
dateandtimearesetin
theAV3000.Whenthe
AV3000isactiveona
network,itkeepsallof
theAgileMeshanalog
videoports
synchronizedtothe
dateandtimeusedintheAV3000.
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CONNECTINGOTHERNETWORKDEVICESTOTHEMESH
ThemeshnetworkthatformsthecommunicationscoreoftheAgileMeshsystemcanalsoprovidetransportfor
networktrafficfromanynumberofothertypesofnetworkdevices.Thesedevicesmayincludeadditional
computersorIPnetworkcameras.IftheAV3000NetworkBridgeisalsoattachedtothewirelessmeshnetwork,it
willautomaticallyassignnetworkaddressestothesedevices(whentheyareconnectedtoanAgileMeshnodevia
anEthernetcable)usingitsbuilt‐inDHCP(DynamicHostControlProtocol)server.Thisisthesamemechanismthat
isusedonmostLANstoassignIPaddressestocomputerswhenthey’reconnectedtoanetwork.
DevicesthathavereceivedanetworkaddressfromtheAV3000ontheAgileMeshnetworkarealsoassigned
automaticallyforwardedportssothattheycanbeaccessedfromtheLANnetworkconnectedtotheothersideof
theAV3000.AswiththeAgileMeshvideoports,thesedefaultportsare7xxxand8xxx,wherethe“xxx”arethelast
threedigitsoftheIPaddressthatwasassignedtothedevice.Forexample,ifanetworkdevicecapableof
acceptingaDHCPaddressispluggedintotheEthernetportofanAgileMeshnodeitwillbeassignedanIPaddress
bytheAV3000(say,forexample,192.168.224.209),ports7209and8209willbeassignedtoit.
ThedefaultusesoftheportsarethesameasforAgileMeshanalogvideoports(i.e.7xxxforavideostreamand
8xxxforhttpaccess).

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CONNECTINGANIPCAMERATOTHEMESH
IfyouconnectanIPcameratotheEthernetportofoneoftheAgileMeshwirelessnodesandthecameraissetup
torequestanetworkaddressviaDHCP,itwillbeassignedanetworkaddressasdescribedabove.Itsembedded
serverwillbeaccessiblefromtheLANsideoftheAV3000throughtheportsthatareautomaticallyconfigured.So,
iftheLANIPaddressoftheAV3000(probablyalsoassignedbyaDHCPserverontheLAN)is,forexample,
192.168.1.114,andthenewIPcameraisassignedaddress192.168.224.210bytheAV3000,youshouldbeableto
accesstheembeddedwebserveronthenewIPcamerafromalocationontheLANbyusing
http://192.168.1.114:8210intheURLfieldofawebbrowser(e.g.,InternetExplorer).
Usually,themanufactureroftheIPcameraprovidesautilitysoftwarepackagethatcanscanthenetworkto
determinewhatIPaddresseshavebeenassignedtocamerasfromthatmanufacturer.
JustliketheAgileMeshIPvideoservers(embeddedinAgileMeshnodes)thatprovidetheanalogvideoportsfor
externalcameras,mostIPvideocamerasuseseparateportsforprovidingvideostreams.Itwillprobablybe
necessarytologintothenewIPcameraandmakesureitsvideoportnumbermatchestheonethatismappedfor
forwardingintheAV3000.Itsinternalhttpportnumber(i.e.theportnumberassociatedwithitsembeddedweb
serverinterface)isassumedtobe80,thestandardhttpport.So,fortheaboveexample,theportsinthenewIP
camerawillneedtobesetto80forthehttpserver(almostcertainlythedefault)and7210forthevideostream.
Youwillneedtoconsultthemanufacturer’smanualforthatIPcameratodeterminetheexactmethodfor
configuringthevideoport.
Insummary,thegeneralstepstoconnectingwithandviewinganon‐AgileMeshIPcamerawithabrowserareas
follows:
1. PowertheIPcameraandconnectittotheEthernetportonanAgileMeshwirelessnode.
2. DeterminetheIPaddressthathasbeenassignedtotheIPcamerabyrunningtheappropriate
manufacturer‐suppliedutilityfromacomputeralsoattachedtothemeshnetwork.
3. FromacomputerontheLANsideoftheAV3000,logintotheembeddedwebserverontheIPcamera
usingtheLANaddressoftheAV3000(determinedpreviouslybyhavingruntheAVRDiscoverutility,
describedinanearliersection)andtheportnumber8xxxwherexxxarethelast3digitsofthemeshIP
addressassignedtotheIPcamera.
4. OnceyouhaveloggedintotheembeddedwebserverintheIPcamera,configurethevideoportnumber
tobe7xxx,savetheconfigurationandexit.
5. UsingthebrowseronthecomputerontheLAN,logbackintotheIPcamerausingtheLANIPaddressof
theAV3000andtheappropriate8xxxportnumberastheURL(e.g.http://192.168.1.114:8210).
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NETWORKCONFIGURATIONSUSINGTHEAV3000
STAND‐ALONENETWORK
AgileMeshvideonetworksaredesignedtobestand‐alone,rapidlydeployablevideosurveillancesolutions,as
showninthediagrambelow.Inthisconfiguration,
theAV3000wouldbeusefultoprovideDHCP
servicestocomputersattachedtothemesh,
maintainvideoserverclocksynchronization,and
providealocalwebpagewherealloftheAgileMesh
videoisaccessible.
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Self‐ContainedAgileMeshNetwork
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CONNECTIONOFMESHNETWORKTOALAN
ManyAgileMeshsystemusersrequireconnections,orbridges,betweentheirwirelessvideosurveillancenetworks
andtheirexistinglocalareanetworkssothatmorepeoplecouldaccessthevideosurveillanceinformation.
AV3000BridgingVideotoaLAN
Inthisapplication,theAV3000
withitsdefaultsettingscanbe
connectedasshownwithno
additionaluserconfiguration.
FromaDHCPserverontheLAN
(oftenhandledbyarouter),the
AgileMeshAV3000willreceivea
LANIPaddressandwill
automaticallymakethevideo
sourcesconnectedintothe
AgileMeshwirelessmeshnetwork
availabletocomputersonthe
LAN.
Viewing/Control Station
Wireless Mesh
Network
(192.168.224.xxx)
192.168.224.1
Viewing/Control Station
Wireless Mesh
Network
(192.168.224.xxx) Wired/Wireless LAN
Laptop computer
IP Address
supplied by
LAN DHCP
server or IT
dept.
192.168.224.1

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CONNECTIONTOINTERNETTHROUGHALAN
Manytimes,LAN’sareconnectedtotheInternetthrougharouter.Whenconnectedasshownbelow,the
AgileMeshvideocanbetransportedacrosstheInternettoacentralmonitoringfacility,ifdesired.Ifathirdparty
routerisinvolved(generallythe
case),theportsassociatedwith
thevideocomingthroughthe
AV3000willneedtobe
forwarded.

ConnectiontotheInternet
throughaLAN
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DIRECTCONNECTIONTOINTERNETTHROUGHABROADBANDMODEM
Inyetanotherconnectionvariant,theAV3000canbeconnecteddirectlytoabroadbandmodem(e.g.DSLorCable
Modem)tomakethevideoavailableacrosstheInternettoaremotemonitoringlocation.Ifthebroadbandmodem
happenstoincludearouter,itmightbenecessarytosetuptheAgileMeshportstobeforwarded.Otherwise,no
setupatallwould
berequired.Inboth
ofthesecases,
thereshouldbeno
needtochangethe
internalsetupof
theAV3000.
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
DirectInternetConnectionviaBroadbandModem
Viewing/Control Station
Wireless Mesh
Network
(192.168.224.xxx)
Wired/Wireless LAN
Laptop computer
Internet
Router/Firewall
192.168.224.1
IP Address
supplied by
LAN DHCP
server or IT
dept.
Viewing/Control Station
Wireless Mesh
Network
(192.168.224.xxx)
Internet
192.168.224.1
IP Address
supplied via
DHCP or
from ISP
Broadband Modem

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APPENDIXA–AV3000PORTMAP
Node#
Video
Stream
Port#
VideoServer
WebAccess
Port#
Replicated
VideoStream
Port#
Video
Stream
Port#
VideoServer
WebAccess
Port#
Replicated
VideoStream
Port#
0 7049 8049 9049 7050 8050 9050
1 7052 8052 9052 7053 8053 9053
2 7055 8055 9055 7056 8056 9056
3 7058 8058 9058 7059 8059 9059
4 7061 8061 9061 7062 8062 9062
5 7064 8064 9064 7065 8065 9065
6 7067 8067 9067 7068 8068 9068
7 7070 8070 9070 7071 8071 9071
8 7073 8073 9073 7074 8074 9074
9 7076 8076 9076 7077 8077 9077
10 7079 8079 9079 7080 8080 9080
11 7082 8082 9082 7083 8083 9083
12 7085 8085 9085 7086 8086 9086
13 7088 8088 9088 7089 8089 9089
14 7091 8091 9091 7092 8092 9092
15 7094 8094 9094 7095 8095 9095
16 7097 8097 9097 7098 8098 9098
17 7100 8100 9100 7101 8101 9101
18 7103 8103 9103 7104 8104 9104
19 7106 8106 9106 7107 8107 9107
20 7109 8109 9109 7110 8110 9110
21 7112 8112 9112 7113 8113 9113
22 7115 8115 9115 7116 8116 9116
23 7118 8118 9118 7119 8119 9119
24 7121 8121 9121 7122 8122 9122
25 7124 8124 9124 7125 8125 9125
26 7127 8127 9127 7128 8128 9128
27 7130 8130 9130 7131 8131 9131
28 7133 8133 9133 7134 8134 9134
29 7136 8136 9136 7137 8137 9137
30 7139 8139 9139 7140 8140 9140
31 7142 8142 9142 7143 8143 9143
32 7145 8145 9145 7146 8146 9146
Camera1Camera2
AV3000PortMap
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AGILEMESHSUPPORT
SupportOptions
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AgileMeshTechnicalSupport
Softwaresupportisavailablefreeofchargefor90daysaftertheoriginaldateofpurchase.ForAgileMesh
TechnicalSupport,call1‐972‐231‐2122orfindAgileMeshontheWebathttp://www.agilemesh.com.

OperatingSystemOnlineSupport
AgileMeshapplicationssupportMicrosoft®Windows®2000,Microsoft®Windows®XPandMicrosoft®
Windows®Vista.Foroperatingsystemsupport,youcanaccessMicrosoft®customersupportat:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/.
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