Chapter2 Installation
GPIB-ENET/100for Mac OS 2-2 ni.com
Installing the GPIB-ENET/100 Hardware
Complete the following steps to install your GPIB-ENET/100.

Step 1. Record the Serial Number,Ethernet Address,

and Default Hostname

When you configure the GPIB-ENET/100 for use on your network, you
willneed to differentiate it from other network devices. Every product has
au nique serialnumber, Ethernet address, and default hostname.
1. Locate the serialnumber, Ethernetaddress, and default hostname on
the GPIB-ENET/100 baseplate label, as showni n Figure 2-1.
2. Write downthis inform ation and keepit available so you can refer to
it later as you configure the GPIB-ENET/100.
Note The Ethernet address is not the IP address. All devices on an Ethernet network
are assigned a unique physical address—the Ethernet address—so they can communicate
witheach other.
Figure2-1. GPIB-ENET/100 Baseplate Identification Label
Youcan change the hostname after you finish the installation and
configurationsteps in this chapter.Refer to the Changing the Network
Settings sectioninChapter3,EthernetConfiguration,formore
information.
1 SerialNumber 2 EthernetAddress 3 DefaultHostname