Agilent Technologies L4400 - Manual (Page 32)

20 L4400 User’s Guide
2 Software Installation and Configuration
Site Network Connections
Figure 2- 4 shows typical LAN cable connections for a site network.
Router / Switch
Connection
PC
Ethernet Hub / Switch / Router
standard LAN cable PC
To Site LAN
To Site LAN
Typical Site LAN Networks
L4400
L4400
L4400 L4400 L4400
Figure 2-4. Typical Site LAN Network Connections.
On site networks, the L4400 instruments and the computer are connected
directly to site LAN ports, or are connected to the site LAN through a
switch. In each site network configuration, standard LAN cables are used.
Once all LAN cables are connected, turn on the L4400A instrument.
IP Addresses and Host Names
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Automatic IP are
enabled on each L4400 series instrument shipped from Agilent. This allows
the instrument to automatically obtain an address on the network. If there
is a DHCP server on the network, the server will assign the address to the
instrument.
If there is not a DHCP server on the network, the L4400 instrument will
automatically determine an address to use. The address will be in the
range of 169.254.xxx.xxx. If available, the instrument will try to acquire its
default setting of 169.254.44.88.