Using The Ni Ethernet Device Configuration Utility - National Instruments GPIB-USB Series Hardware Manual

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Using the NI Ethernet Device Configuration Utility

The GPIB-ENET/100 must be in network configuration mode—the
PWR/RDY LED continuously flickers orange rapidly—before you can
make changes to the network parameters. The GPIB-ENET/100
automatically enters network configuration mode if it is unable to obtain its
network configuration through DHCP. During normal operation, you also
can enter network configuration mode by pressing and holding the
rear-panel CFG RESET switch for three seconds.
Run the NI Ethernet Device Configuration Utility. For Windows, launch
Measurement & Automation Explorer. If you already have a
GPIB-ENET/100 installed on your system, expand Devices and Interfaces
and Network Devices, right-click your GPIB-ENET/100, and select
Device Configuration. Alternately, select Help»Help Topics»NI-488.2 to
view the NI-488.2 online help. Search for the topic How do I set network
settings for the GPIB-ENET/100? and click the link to launch the utility.
If you are using a Mac, Linux, or UNIX platform, launch the utility from
the GPIB Explorer utility in the installed
The NI Ethernet Device Configuration window displays a list of National
Instruments Ethernet devices found on your subnet, sorted by model. You
can identify your device by the Ethernet address or the serial number found
on the GPIB-ENET/100 baseplate label.
The listed devices can be in one of four possible states, as indicated in the
IP address/hostname column:
• A hostname indicates the device has successfully been configured by
DHCP.
• A numerical IP address indicates the device has successfully been
configured with a static IP address.
• *Unconfigured* indicates the device is configured to use DHCP, but
DHCP failed to attain network parameters.
• *Busy* indicates the device is configured to use DHCP and currently
is attempting to acquire network parameters.
View the properties for any of the following reasons:
• You need to configure an unconfigured IP address.
• You need to change the current network parameters.
• You previously used DHCP, but it is no longer available.
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