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Preparing for Operation
Testing and Troubleshooting
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2. Select Setup | Communications Config.
3. Click Add to open the Instruments on Network dialog box to add a NetDAQ
instrument to NetDAQ Logger’s list of instruments. Select the instrument
model number and enter the instrument BCN. On a general network, you must
enter the instrument IP address which you previously recorded inside the back
cover of this manual. When you finish, click OK. Repeat this step for each
instrument you are adding.
4. For a general network installation, click the Socket Port button in the
Communications Configuration File dialog box. In the Socket Port dialog box,
modify the socket port number if you cannot use the default of 4369 at your
installation (see your network administrator if you do not know).
5. Select an instrument from the Instruments on Network list. Click Verify.
When the message "Connection Successful!" appears, repeat for the next
instrument. Continue until you verify all connections. If any error messages
appear, see Troubleshooting Network Problems in the next section.
6. Close the Communications Configuration File dialog box and return to the
Main Window.
7. If you installed Trend Link, select Plot/Trend | Show Trend Link. Observe
after a few seconds that the Trend Link application appears. In Trend Link,
select File | Exit.
8. Refer to Chapter 4 Operating NetDAQ Logger for Windows to place the
instrument into operation, or close the application by selecting Setup | Exit
Application.