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Connecting Instruments to LAN 5
Agilent Connectivity Guide 91
Step 1: Install Agilent IO Libraries Suite on Your PC
Install Agilent IO Libraries Suite and other I/O software on your PC
before you connect instruments to your LAN port(s). See Installing
Agilent I/O Libraries Suite for details. Then, go to Step 2: Connect LAN
Instruments.
Step 2: Connect LAN Instruments
This section gives guidelines to connect your PCV, LAN test
instruments and LAN interface devices (routers, hubs, switches, etc.)
together. When you have connected your instruments, go to Step 3: Run
Agilent Connection Expert.
Network Topologies
There are countless ways to connect one or more instruments to a PC
using network/LAN connections. While this section cannot describe
every possible network topology, it does provide basic concepts to help
you configure your instrument network and troubleshoot problems.
Table 2 provides a brief summary of the network topologies described in
this section. These topologies are not mutually exclusive. For example,
some of your test system instruments are connected in a private subnet
and other instruments available through the corporate intranet.