Agilent Technologies N5700 manual LAN Interface, Application, Microsystem’s website

Configuring the Interface

LAN Interface

The following steps will help you quickly get started connecting and configuring your instrument on a Local Area Network (LAN).

	The built-in Web server:
	Your Agilent N5700 power supply has a built-in Web server that lets
	you control it directly from an internet browser on your computer.
	The instrument’s built-in Web server, which is enabled when shipped,
	lets you control and configure all of the front panel functions as well
	as additional functions such as triggering, which are not available
	from the front panel. Provided that you have correctly configured the
	instrument’s LAN settings as described in this section, simply type
	the instrument’s Hostname or IP address into your browser to launch
	the application.
	The built-in Web server requires Internet Explorer 5+ or Netscape 6.2+. Your PC
NOTE
	must also have the ability to communicate over a LAN. You also need the Java
	(Sun) plug-in. This is included in the Java Runtime Environment. Refer to Sun
	Microsystem’s website.

The default Hostname:

Each Agilent N5700 power supply is shipped with a default

Hostname. The as-shipped LAN Hostname has the format:

A-modelnumber-serialnumber

where modelnumber is the instrument’s 6-character model number (e.g. N5741A), and serialnumber is 5th through the 9th character of the 10-character serial number located on the label on the side of the unit (e.g. D0001 if the serial number is US24D00013).

Connecting to a site LAN:

1If 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.

2Connect the instrument to the site LAN. Provided that your network has a DHCP server and uses Dynamic DNS naming service, the instrument will automatically obtain an IP address from the network. This may take up to one minute. It will also register its hostname with the dynamic DNS server. The default hostname can then be used to communicate with the instrument.

3Use 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.

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