Getting Started 3

To Network

To LAN Port

Interface Card (NIC)

 

CAT5 Crossover Cable

PC

Instrument

1If you have not already done so, install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite from the Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your product.

2Connect the instrument to the computer using a LAN crossover cable. Alternatively, connect the computer and the instrument to a standalone hub or switch using regular LAN cables.

 

Make sure your computer is configured to obtain its address from DHCP and that

NOTE

 

NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled. Note that if the computer had been connected to a

 

site LAN, it may still retain previous network settings from the site LAN. Wait one

 

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 you are running Windows 98, you may need to manually

 

release the previous settings.

 

 

 

3 The factory-shipped instrument LAN settings are configured to

 

automatically obtain an IP address from a site network using a

 

DHCP server. You can leave these settings as they are. Most

 

Agilent products and most computers will automatically choose

 

an IP address using auto-IP if a DHCP server is not present. Each

 

assigns itself an IP address from the block 169.254.nnn. Note that

 

this may take up to one minute. The front panel Lan indicator

 

will come on when the LAN port has been configured.

 

Turning off DHCP reduces the time required to fully configure a network connection

NOTE

 

when the power system is turned on. To manually configure the instrument LAN

 

settings, refer to “Configuring the LAN Parameters” later in this chapter.

 

 

 

4 Use the Connection Expert utility of the Agilent IO Libraries

 

Suite to add the N6700 power system and verify a connection. To

 

add the instrument, you can request the Connection Expert to

 

discover the instrument. If the instrument cannot be found, add

 

the instrument using the instrument’s hostname or IP address.

 

If this does not work, refer to the chapter on “Troubleshooting Guidelines” in the

NOTE

 

Agilent Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide.

 

 

 

5 You can now use Interactive IO within the Connection Expert to

 

communicate with your instrument, or you can program your

 

instrument using the various programming environments. You

 

can also use the Web browser on your computer to communicate

 

with the instrument as described under “Using the Web Server”

 

later in this chapter.

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Agilent Technologies N6700 manual Release the previous settings, Factory-shipped instrument LAN settings are configured to