Agilent Technologies E2050-90003 manual Configuration Methods Overview

Configuration

Configuration Methods

Configuration Methods

This section describes configuration methods you can use to set the configuration values for the E2050 LAN/GPIB Gateway, including:

n Configuration Methods Overview

n Using Telnet Configuration Method (Windows) n Using Telnet Configuration Method (HP-UX) n Using BOOTP Configuration (HP-UX)

n Using BOOTP with TFTP Configuration Method (HP-UX)

Configuration Methods Overview

Summary descriptions of the three methods to configure an E2050

LAN/GPIB Gateway on a network follow.

	NOTE
	If you configure the Gateway on your network from a Windows 95/98/2000/
	Me/NT Client System, you must use the Telnet configuration method.
	Neither the BOOTP nor the BOOTP with TFTP configuration methods
	are available on Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT.
	If you configure the Gateway on your network from an HP-UX Client
	System, you can use any one of the three configuration methods.
Telnet
	Telnet is a networking protocol that connects to the Gateway and then
	provides a command line interface to assist you in configuring the Gateway
	on the network. If you prefer to use a command line interface (rather than
	having to edit files, as you would in the BOOTP and the BOOTP with TFTP
	methods), you may want to choose this method to configure the Gateway on
	the network. You can use Telnet from either an HP-UX or a Windows 95/98/
	2000/Me/NT client system to set or change any of the configuration values
	for the Gateway.
	The Telnet utility used to configure the LAN/GPIB Gateway is also used to
	administer the Gateway after it has been configured on the network. For
	example, you can use the Telnet utility to monitor the status of client
	connections, etc. Thus, you may want to use the Telnet configuration
	method because you will be using the same Telnet utility in the future for
	administration tasks.
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