Agilent Technologies E5810A Configuring the E5810 on a Local Network, What is a Local Network?

Installing the E5810

Configuring the E5810 on a Local Network

Configuring the E5810 on a Local Network

This step gives guidelines to configure an E5810 on a Local network for eventual operation in a non-DHCP Enterprise network or in a Local network operation, including:

What is a Local Network?

Connecting the E5810 to a Local Network

￿Configuring the E5810 on a Local Network

NOTE

This step gives guidelines to configure your E5810 on a Local network for eventual installation on an Enterprise network that does not support Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) OR for installation on a Local network.

If you plan to install the E5810 on an Enterprise network that does support DHCP, skip this step and go to “Installing the E5810 on an Enterprise Network”.

What is a Local Network?

Local Network (Hub/Switch) Connections

Alocal (peer-to-peer) network is a network consisting of a computer with an Ethernet port and an E5810 or a set of networking devices that are networked together but are not connected to an Enterprise network. The figure on the next page shows example configurations for Local networks with hub/switch or crossover cable connections.

In a typical Local network (isolated LAN), a hub or switch may or may not act as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server. For Local Network connections, the E5810 is not visible on the Enterprise network. For this configuration, multiple PCs can communicate with the E5810 via the hub or switch.

Direct PC

(Crossover Cable)

Connections

For direct PC connection to the E5810, a crossover cable is connected from the E5810 LAN port to a LAN card on the PC. There are no connections to an Enterprise network. This setup is typically used for local configuration.

For this configuration, only a single PC can communicate with the E5810 via the crossover cable.

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