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Starting the ACC ES Rugged 8-Port Appliance for
the First Time
Install the ACC ES Rugged 8-Port Appliance in a location free of dust and particles, vibration, and within the
specified operating temperature range. Otherwise any issues that arise will not be covered by the warranty.
You must configure the device for the first time before connecting it to your security network.
Important: If static IPs are required, a laptop computer is required to manually configure the IP
address for the device. Ensure the laptop is not assigned any of these IP addresses: 169.254.100.99
or 169.254.100.100, and has an IP subnet mask of 255.255.0.0.
1. Connect power to the device and wait for it to start up. It may take several minutes to start up the first
time it is powered on.
Check that the appliance LED indicators display the correct status. See
more information.
2. If you are configuring the device with a static IP address, connect a DHCP enabled port on your
configuring laptop with an Ethernet cable directly to the camera network (eth0) port on the device.
Otherwise, connect the device to the corporate network using the corporate network (eth1) port.
3. On the connected laptop or network workstation, discover the appliance. Use File Explorer on a
Windows computer or Finder® on a Macintosh computer.
You are looking for a network device labeled "VMA-RPA-RGD-8Px-<serial number>". If you cannot
locate the appliance, see
4. Click to open the device in a supported web browser. For a list of supported web browsers, see
System Requirements on
Important: The ACC ES Rugged 8-Port Appliance is configured with a self-signed certificate,
which generates a connection warning in the web browser.
Starting the ACC ES Rugged 8-Port Appliance for the First Time
Troubleshooting on
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