For highest transfer rates we recommend to connect the CineStation® IV via 10G Ethernet to your computer. Starting from macOS 12.6, almost any 10GbE interface will work at full speed.
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Power the 10GbE interface if it has an external power supply and connect it with your computer by using a Thunderbolt cable.

Connect your CineStation IV your 10GbE interface using a suitable 10GbE cable. It should at least be CAT5e and as short as possible.

The setup should resemble the illustration below: The CineStation IV is linked to a Thunderbolt to 10GbE adapter, which in turn connects to your computer. Alternatively, you may use a built-in network interface.

Install third party driver software for your network interface or Ethernet adapter and check the functionality of your device.

The CineStation IV provides both, a 1GbE and a 10GbE port. The camera only provides 1GbE. The corresponding IP addresses are displayed on the devices.

The XIP address of the CineStation IV is used for 10GbE, the IP address for 1GbE connection. If you set up a network, it is important to use the same subnet as the connected device. However the IP respectively XIP address of your network has to be different.

The following example uses notional IP or XIP addresses. However the demonstrated configurations below can be used in most cases.

Let's say the XIP address of our hypothetical CineStation IV is 172.16.17.64. Therefore the corresponding subnet is 172.16.0.0/16. For setting up a network connection, we can use any IP address between 172.16.0.1 172.16.255.254, but not 172.16.17.64. In addition, the subnet mask should be 255.255.0.0.

Example IP / XIP values and corresponding subnets

Resulting Network Settings

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