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Chapter 3
Ethernet Configuration
Using NI Ethernet Device Configuration
ENET-232 and ENET-485 Series User Manual
If your network administrator tells you to assign the IP address manually,
complete the following steps to configure the IP address settings.
1.
(Windows 2000/NT 4.0 only)
Instruments Serial Server»Ethernet Device Configuration.
(Linux x86/Solaris 2.x only)
subdirectory of your installation. Click on Add Static, which brings up
the Add New Static Resource window. From the Select the interface
listbox, select NI ENET Serial Box. In the right pane, click Browse...
to bring up the NI Ethernet Device Configuration window.
Figure 3-1. NI Ethernet Device Configuration Window
2.
The NI Ethernet Device Configuration window displays a list of
devices found on your subnet, sorted by model. You can identify your
device by the Ethernet address or the serial number found on the
baseplate label. The listed devices can be in one of four possible states,
as indicated in the IP address/hostname column:
•
A hostname indicates DHCP has successfully configured the
device.
•
A numerical IP address indicates the device has successfully been
configured with a static IP address.
•
*Unconfigured*
DHCP, but DHCP failed to attain network parameters.
•
indicates the device is configured to use DHCP and
*Busy*
currently is attempting to acquire network parameters.
Select Start»Programs»National
Run
visaconf
indicates the device is configured to use
3-2
, which is in the
NIvisa
ni.com
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