User`s guide

2 Installation

32 Model N6705A User’s Guide

LAN Interface

NOTE

For detailed information about LAN interface connections, refer to the Agilent

Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide, located on the

Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your product.

The following steps will help you quickly get started connecting and

configuring your instrument on a local area network. The two types

of local area networks connections that are discussed in this section

are site networks and private networks.

Connecting to a Site LAN

A site LAN is a local area network in which LAN-enabled instruments

and computers are connected to the network through routers, hubs,

and/or switches. They are typically large, centrally-managed

networks with services such as DHCP and DNS servers.

1 If you have not already done so, install the Agilent IO Libraries

Suite from the Automation-Ready CD that is shipped with your

product.

2 Connect the instrument to the site LAN. The factory-shipped

instrument LAN settings are configured to automatically obtain

an IP address from the network using a DHCP server (DHCP is

set On). Note that this may take up to one minute. The DHCP

server will register the instrument’s hostname with the dynamic

DNS server. The hostname as well as the IP address can then be

used to communicate with the instrument. The front panel LAN

indicator will come on when the LAN port has been configured.

NOTE

If you need to manually configure any instrument LAN settings, refer to

“Configuring the LAN Parameters” in chapter 4 for information about

configuring the LAN settings from the front panel of the instrument.

3 Use the Connection Expert utility of the Agilent IO Libraries

Suite to add the N6705A DC Power Analyzer and verify a

connection. To add the instrument, you can request the

Connection Expert to discover the instrument. If the instrument

cannot be found, add the instrument using the instrument’s

hostname or IP address.

NOTE

If this does not work, refer to the chapter on “Troubleshooting Guidelines” in

the Agilent Technologies USB/LAN/GPIB Interfaces Connectivity Guide.

Instrument

To Site LAN

To Network

Interface

Card (NIC)

To LAN Port