First-Time Set Up; First-Time Set Up Considerations; Determine Whether The Instrument Will Be Connected To The Network; Get Network Setup Information - Agilent Technologies 16900 Series Installation Manual

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First-Time Set Up

First-Time Set Up Considerations

Determine Whether the Instrument will be Connected to the Network

If you plan to use COM automation to programmatically control a logic analysis system
N O T E
from a remote computer, be aware that the remote computer and the logic analysis system
must both have the same kind of network membership; that is, they must both be members
of a "Workgroup", or they must both be members of a "Domain". This is due to the security
requirements of Distributed COM.
Standalone
You are going to use the logic analysis system as a standalone instrument
(no LAN connection). Printing requires a printer attached to the logic
analyzer, sharing files is done via CD, USB flash drive, etc.
Connected to a Network
If you require the ability to print, share files, remotely control the logic
analyzer, etc. over the network, you need to either join a workgroup or
domain.

Get Network Setup Information

For networking, find out whether the network that your instrument will be
connected to uses the Microsoft Workgroup model or Microsoft Domain
model. In order for your instrument to perform tasks over the network
(print, transfer files, etc.) your instrument must be configured
appropriately for the networking model in use at your site.
Information you may require to complete your network configuration may
include, but is not limited to,
• The Workgroup or Domain name.
• Methodology for assigning IP addresses at your site (for example,
• Domain Name Service (DNS). This can also be obtained automatically.
• Other network information that may be readily available from your
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DHCP).
network administrator.
16900 Series Logic Analysis Systems Installation Guide