Setting Up The Control Pc; Assignment Of An Ip Address To The Control Computer - Agilent Technologies 3100 OFFGEL Fractionator User Manual

4 Installation

Setting up the Control PC

Setting up the Control PC
To operate the control computer delivered with the system refer to its manual.
You might request support from your IT department or administrator in case
you do not feel comfortable with first time starting and configuring a
computer. Make sure to retain the administrative rights until the system setup
is complete. Make sure the browser Internet Explorer version 8.0 is installed.
The following description on necessary steps reflects a setup for computers
with operating system Windows 7 Starter. This description reflects steps of
the Quick Installation guide G3100-90111 which is part of the instrument
shipment.

Assignment of an IP Address to the Control Computer

The Control PC and the the 3100 OFFGEL fractionator need to be enabled for
LAN communication by assigning the PC a suitable IP address first. This IP
address is associated with a certain subnet address. The 3100 OFFGEL
fractionator has a similar default IP address from the same subnet. This
default IP is hard coded in the instrument and enabled by configuration
dip-switches on the backside of the instrument
For assignment of an IP address to the PC follow these steps:
1 Plug Cross-Over LAN cable into the LAN connector of the PC.
2 Make sure the second end of this Cross-Over LAN cable is accessible to be
3 Place the PC at a suitable location and power it on.
4 Log on with an user account that has administrator rights
5 Click on Start and select Control panel.
6 Go to the Section Network and Internet and select the item View network
7 Select and click with the right mouse button onto the item Change adapter
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status and tasks.
settings.
(Figure 7 on page 34).
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