# Network Setup

AR 51 runs on a local, high-bandwidth network: the machine-vision cameras stream to the AI server over 10/25/100GigE, and Mocap Studio and the Unity and Unreal clients connect to that server over the same LAN. This section covers how to configure the network for reliable real-time capture — switch setup, splitting a 100G link into 25G interfaces, VLANs for multi-camera systems, subnet configuration, and troubleshooting.

By the end of this section your cameras and server will be on a correctly configured, high-bandwidth network.

![AR 51 AI server with its PCIe network cards cabled to a rack-mount switch](./img/network-rack.webp)


## Next steps

- [Review the architecture](/docs/network/architecture-overview)
- [Configure the switch (100G)](/docs/network/switch-100g)
- [Calibrate the system](/docs/calibration/calibration-overview)