GettingStarted
12 AD007User Manual
ANote on Configuring the Network
Toestablish communications with the AD007GPIB-LAN Adapter
over the Ethernet, the network administrator must perform the
followingtasks:
HIdentify the Ethernet hardware address of the adapter
HAssigna n IPa ddress, subnet mask, default router for the adapter
on the network
HConfigure the DHCP or BOOTP server
NOTE. A network technician should determine the network subnet
that the AD007 adapter connects to. (This is the c onnection point for
the RJ-45 cable.) It is not unusual for severaldrops at a particular
locationto be on different network subnets, so it is important to have
the one that is designated for the adapter.
Atpower on, the AD007 adapter performs a self testand initiates
DHCP/BOOTP.T he DHCP/BOOTP server the n communicates wi th
the AD007 adapter to give it the proper network settings. For more
information about setting up a DHCP/BOOTPserver, see page8.
If there is no DHCP/BOOTP server,you ca n use the reset button to
bypass the DHCP/BOOTPreque st and manually set the network
parameters.
For more detailed information about the applicable network
protocols, see Appendix C: Network Protocols on page 61.