Agilent Technologies N8201A Troubleshooting, Alternative Ways to Verify Connectivity to the PC

2Hardware Setup and Configuration

Troubleshooting

Alternative Ways to Verify Connectivity to the PC

In addition to using “Step 3. Verify Connection with Synthetic Instrument Finder" on page 32 and “(Optional) Step 4. Connect to the Agilent N8201A Option H02 Spectrum Analyzer GUI" on page 34, connectivity can be verified between the N8201A performance downconverter and the PC with the following:

•Verify that the LAN LED on the N8201A performance downconverter’s rear panel is green or blinking green. This indicates a good connection.

If the LED is off, there is a problem with your LAN connection.

•Verify that the LAN LED on the N8201A performance downconverter’s front panel (next to the LAN port) is solid green.

If the LED turns red, this indicates a problem with your LAN connection. This takes approximately 60 seconds.

•Ping the N8201A performance downconverter from the PC. a From the Windows Desktop, select Start > Run.

b At the Open prompt, type CMD and press Enter to open a command window.

c At the command prompt, type Ping and the instrument’s IP address (for example, Ping 141.121.84.108.) or type Ping and the instruments hostname (for example, Ping a-n8201a-00179).

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