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If the instrument was unable to join the lan, If the lan led is red – Agilent Technologies N8201A User Manual

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Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz

2

Hardware Setup and Configuration

If the Instrument was Unable to Join the LAN

or

If the LAN LED is Red

Symptom

Possible Causes

Possible Solutions

The instrument is not connected to a LAN.

If connecting the instrument to a switch or hub, verify
that the instrument is connected with a standard LAN
cable.

An incorrect LAN cable is being used.

If connecting the instrument directly to a PC, verify
that the instrument is connected with a cross-over
cable.

If connecting the instrument to a switch or hub,
verify that the instrument is connected with a
standard LAN cable.

The device’s LAN port is not active.

Connect the instrument to a known working LAN
port.

The device is configured to use DHCP, but no DHCP
server is available.

Disable DHCP. Refer to

“How to Set a Static IP

Address"

on page 56.

Connect the device to a LAN that uses a DHCP
server.

The instrument is configured to use a duplicate static
IP address.

Make sure that no other device is using the same
IP address as your instrument.

Configure your instrument to use a different IP
address. Refer to

“How to Set a Static IP

Address"

on page 56.