User`s guide

48 Agilent 34980A Mainframe User’s Guide
2 Getting Started
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Press EXIT MENU, which saves any changes and defaults all other
parameters in the Utility menu.
5 Wait for the DHCP server to assign a valid address; this operation can
take between 30 seconds and one minute to complete).
6 From the Utility menu (see Navigation Flow Diagram on page 47),
navigate to the LAN SETTINGS choice and select VIEW. Using the
flow diagram as a guide, view the instrument's IP address and other
LAN settings. Write down the IP address in the space below:
34980A IP Address: ___________________________
7 Press EXIT MENU.
8 Now you can use the integrated 34980A Web Browser Interface to
access and control the instrument. See “Launching the Web Interface”
on page 54 for more information.
9 If you plan to program the instrument over LAN using other software:
• Make sure you have installed the required I/O software on your
computer.
• If you will be using the Agilent IO Libraries Suite, use its
Connection Expert utility to add the 34980A and verify a
connection. When identifying the instrument, it is easiest if you use
the IP address noted in step 6 above.
• For an overview on programming instruments via LAN, refer to the
Connectivity Guide.