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Configuring the Interface
Series N5700 User’s Guide 53
4 If you need to reconfigure the LAN parameters, click on the View
& Modify Configuration tab. All LAN parameters can be
reconfigured using this page.
NOTE
If this does not work, perform a low-level verification of the LAN connection
using ping. To do this, open a MS-DOS Command Prompt box and type:
ping <default hostname>. Ping should indicate that it was able to connect with
the N5700 unit. It will also indicate the IP address assigned.
If Ping does not work, you may need to configure the LAN parameters using the
Setup Utility as described later in this section.
Connecting to a private LAN:
1 If you do not have the Agilent I/O Library software installed on
your computer, install the I/O software from the CD-ROM
included with this manual.
2 Connect the instrument to the PC using a LAN crossover cable.
Alternatively, connect the computer and the instrument to a
standalone hub or switch using regular LAN cables.
3 Make sure the computer is configured to obtain its IP address
from DHCP. If the computer had been connected to a site LAN, it
may still retain previous network settings from the site LAN. If
running Windows 2000 or XP, wait 1 minute after disconnecting
it from the site LAN before connecting it to the private LAN. This
allows Windows to sense that it is on a different network and
restart the network configuration. If running Windows 98, you
may need to manually release the previous settings. To do this,
open an MS-DOS Command Prompt box and type:
ipconfig /release_all
ipconfig /renew_all
4 Make sure that NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on the PC. In
Windows 2000 this is located in: Settings/Network and Dial-up
Connections/Local Area Connections/Properties/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) /Advanced/WINS.
5 Turn on the computer and your instrument. Wait at least 2.5
minutes. The computer and instrument each try to obtain an
address from DHCP. Since there is no DHCP server, this fails and
each assigns itself an IP address from the block 169.254.nnn.nnn.
Use the default Hostname to communicate with the instrument.
6 Use the Web browser on your computer to communicate with the
instrument’s Web server.
Enter the instrument’s LAN Hostname in the Address field of
your Internet browser. A-N5741A-D0001 is an example of a Host
name. You should see the instrument’s home page.
7 If you need to reconfigure the LAN parameters, click on the View
& Modify Configuration tab. All LAN parameters can be
reconfigured using this page.