Windows 7 user IP address question

[ExRayTed]

So my department at work needs to be able to change IP address values in order to access forward facing camera modules on board trains (the camera module uses a static IP address). We connect to the module using an ethernet to parallel cable and use Windows 7

Our IT department will not set us up as network configurators and insist we stay as power users. Before I go on the warpath is there a way to set permissions so a power user can change IP addresses? I know my way around Windows but want to provide a way for our IT department to do it.

 

[Caged]

Is the IP address that your cameras are on predictable - e.g. is it a range of possible subnets?

One way I can think of solving this is to have a pre-configured router that gives a DHCP offer out to a laptop and then the interface that connects to the camera has the relevant subnets defined on it.

You could also run a VM with less restrictive permissions but this depends on the laptops being beefy enough and your IT department being co-operative.

Lastly they could deploy a set of scheduled tasks with the relevant credentials already saved that set the IP address to a particular value, and another scheduled task that sets it back to DHCP. Have a number of tasks for different subnets and put shortcuts on the desktop.

None of that's really ideal but I think it's the closest you'll get.

 

[ExRayTed]

Thanks for the reply. The cameras always use the same IP address and subnet mask.

The scheduled tasks idea sounds like a possible solution, thanks.