samsara Site Visibility Solution Apps User Guide
- June 6, 2024
- Samsara
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samsara Site Visibility Solution Apps
Network Configuration Guide
As you prepare to deploy the Samsara Site Visibility solution, review these common network configurations. Confirm your network’s configuration work with your Samsara representative and Sales Engineer to ensure and smooth and seamless install.
Figure A
If your cameras are already in your corporate network, deploying the SG simply
requires an ethernet connection from the SG’s standalone port to your existing
corporate network. By default, the SG will acquire an IP address in the
corporate network via DHCP. Alternatively, a static IP may be configured via
the cloud dashboard.
Figure B
In the case that your cameras are in a separate Camera Network from your
Corporate Network, the SG can either join a pre-existing Camera Network or act
as a DHCP server and host a new Camera Network.
Figures B.1 & B.2 further illustrate these scenarios.
Figure B.1
SG acts as an interface that communicates with the Camera Network. If you
already have a pre-existing Camera Network, you may deploy your SG by
connecting the standalone ethernet port to your corporate network and
separately connecting any of the 8 ethernet ports on the SG’s switch to your
pre-existing Camera Network.Both the standalone port and the 8 port switch can
be configured to either accept DHCP issued IP leases or have statically
assigned IPs via the cloud dashboard.
Figure B.2
SG acts as a configurable router. If you want to create a new Camera Network,
separate from the Corporate Network, the SG can act as a DHCP server. Connect
the SG’s standalone port to your Corporate Network to accept DHCP issued IP
leases, or assign a static IP through the cloud dashboard if needed. Then,
connect cameras directly to the 8-port switch of the SG. Additional switches
may be cascaded from the 8-port switch to support more than 8 cameras.
While direct streaming from camera to Samsara Site Gateway is recommended, connectivity between pre-existing NVRs and the Samsara Site Gateway is possible in some configurations. Reach out to your Samsara technical contact for additional information if this is relevant to you.