User`s guide
48 53220A/53230A User’s Guide
2 53220A/53230A Software Installation and Interface Configuration
Host Names
The 53220A/53230A has a default host name. The format of the host name is:
A-53220A-nnnnn (Agilent 53220A)
A-53230A-nnnnn (Agilent 53230A)
where ‘nnnnn’ are the last five digits of the instrument’s serial number.
The instrument host name is reported by Connection Expert for network serv-
ers that support Dynamic Domain Name Service (DNS). For network servers
that do not support Dynamic DNS, only the IP address is reported.
Instrument Addressing During programming, the 53220A/53230A is accessed
through its address string which consists of an IP address:
TCPIP0::169.254.2.30::inst0::INSTR (VXI-11)
TCPIP0::169.254.2.30::5025::SOCKET (Sockets)
or host name:
TCPIP0::A-53230A-00050.agilent.com::inst0::INSTR