Programming instructions

Getting Started
Using LAN
Chapter 1 15
2. Setting Up the LAN Interface
For LAN operation, an IP address must be assigned to the signal generator and the signal
generator connected to the LAN. Your IT administrator can issue a hostname and IP address
for the signal generator.
1. Press
Utility > GPIB/RS-232 LAN > LAN Setup.
2. Press
Hostname.
Use the alphanumeric softkeys to enter a hostname. The name is not case sensitive.
3. Press
Enter.
4. Press
IP Address.
Use the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor. Use the up and down arrow keys, the
front panel knob or the numeric keypad to enter an IP address. You can press the
Clear Text
softkey to erase the current address.
5. Press
Enter and then cycle the signal generator’s power, using the LINE switch.
This assigns a hostname and IP address to the signal generator. The hostname and IP
address are not affected by an instrument preset or by a power cycle.
6. Connect the signal generator to the LAN using a 10BASE-T LAN cable.
3. Verifying LAN Functionality
Verify the communications link between the computer and the signal generator remote file
server using the ping utility. Compare your ping response to those described in Table 1-12.
From a UNIX
®
workstation, type:
ping hostname 64 10
where hostname is your instruments name and 64 is the packet size, and 10 is the number of
packets transmitted. Type man ping at the UNIX prompt for details on the ping command.
From the MS-DOS
®
Command Prompt or Windows environment, type:
ping -n 10 hostname
where hostname is your instruments name and 10 is the number of echo requests. Type ping
at the command prompt for details on the ping command.
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