diff --git a/orbbec_camera/src/ob_camera_node_driver.cpp b/orbbec_camera/src/ob_camera_node_driver.cpp
index 98c6ef07..d14a8613 100644
--- a/orbbec_camera/src/ob_camera_node_driver.cpp
+++ b/orbbec_camera/src/ob_camera_node_driver.cpp
@@ -376,20 +376,24 @@ void OBCameraNodeDriver::init() {
   net_device_port_ = static_cast<int>(declare_parameter<int>("net_device_port", 0));
   enumerate_net_device_ = declare_parameter<bool>("enumerate_net_device", false);
   uvc_backend_ = declare_parameter<std::string>("uvc_backend", "libuvc");
+  const bool use_explicit_net_device =
+      !enumerate_net_device_ && !net_device_ip_.empty() && net_device_port_ != 0;
   device_access_mode_str_ = declare_parameter<std::string>("device_access_mode", "Default");
   device_access_mode_ = stringToAccessMode(device_access_mode_str_);
   RCLCPP_INFO_STREAM(logger_, "Device access mode: " << device_access_mode_str_ << " ("
                                                      << device_access_mode_ << ")");
-  if (uvc_backend_ == "libuvc") {
-    ctx_->setUvcBackendType(OB_UVC_BACKEND_TYPE_LIBUVC);
-    RCLCPP_INFO_STREAM(logger_, "Set UVC backend to " << uvc_backend_);
-  } else if (uvc_backend_ == "v4l2") {
-    ctx_->setUvcBackendType(OB_UVC_BACKEND_TYPE_V4L2);
-    RCLCPP_INFO_STREAM(logger_, "Set UVC backend to " << uvc_backend_);
-  } else {
-    ctx_->setUvcBackendType(OB_UVC_BACKEND_TYPE_LIBUVC);
-    RCLCPP_WARN_STREAM(logger_,
-                       "Unsupported uvc_backend '" << uvc_backend_ << "', using default libuvc");
+  if (!use_explicit_net_device) {
+    if (uvc_backend_ == "libuvc") {
+      ctx_->setUvcBackendType(OB_UVC_BACKEND_TYPE_LIBUVC);
+      RCLCPP_INFO_STREAM(logger_, "Set UVC backend to " << uvc_backend_);
+    } else if (uvc_backend_ == "v4l2") {
+      ctx_->setUvcBackendType(OB_UVC_BACKEND_TYPE_V4L2);
+      RCLCPP_INFO_STREAM(logger_, "Set UVC backend to " << uvc_backend_);
+    } else {
+      ctx_->setUvcBackendType(OB_UVC_BACKEND_TYPE_LIBUVC);
+      RCLCPP_WARN_STREAM(logger_,
+                         "Unsupported uvc_backend '" << uvc_backend_ << "', using default libuvc");
+    }
   }
   ctx_->enableNetDeviceEnumeration(enumerate_net_device_);
   device_changed_callback_id_ = ctx_->registerDeviceChangedCallback(