2640A/2645A NetDAQ

Users Manual

Installing Host Computer Networking Software

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To establish Ethernet communication in your host computer, you must do the following:

Install a driver for the adapter

Install a TCP/IP protocol stack and Windows Socket (Winsock) software

Set host computer networking parameters

This section discusses installing the adapter driver and the TCP/IP protocol stack and Winsock software. You should install the networking software that is most appropriate for your operating system.

Windows 95 and Windows NT provide drivers for many Ethernet adapters, in addition to the protocol and Winsock software. Users of Windows for Workgroups can get protocol and Winsock software from Microsoft.

For Windows 3.1, use the adapter driver supplied with your adapter. You may also need to install Trumpet or Newt networking software. The NetDAQ Logger installation program can automatically install Trumpet networking software and your adapter driver if you plan to use NetDAQ on an isolated network and your host computer does not already have a TCP/IP stack.

If you are installing NetDAQ Logger for general network operation on a Windows

3.1host computer, and your computer does not already have an NDIS or ODI adapter driver and TCP/IP and Winsock software, install Newt networking software. See Options and Accessories for ordering information and Appendix I for installation information.

If you plan to install Trumpet networking software, or if your computer is already operating on a network (using the TCP/IP protocol), skip this section. To install Newt networking software (and an appropriate adapter driver) on Windows 3.1, skip this section and see Appendix I.

Complete the following procedure to load the Ethernet adapter driver and the TCP/IP protocol stack and Winsock software on Windows 95. Windows NT installation is similar. The operating system may have already detected the Ethernet adapter and added it. If so, you can skip steps 2 and 3.

1.Open the Control Panel Network utility via Start Settings or My Computer.

2.Click Add...; select Adapter, then click Add....

3.Choose the manufacturer and network adapter. Click OK. The support for the adapter gets installed.

4.Click Add..., select Protocol then click Add... Select Microsoft TCP/IP. Click OK. The protocol support gets installed.

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2645A, 2640A specifications

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