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...APPENDIX 4 – ETHERNET
A4.2 Testing a Network Connection
With the instrument connected to an Ethernet network (see
Section 5.8) and configured for use (see Section 4.4.5), use the
MS-DOS
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'ping' command to test its operation:
1) On the PC, click the 'Start' button on the task bar and select
'Run'.
2) In the 'Open:' field, type 'cmd' and click the 'OK' button. This
displays a DOS window with the cursor at the default drive
prompt:
Fig. A4.3 DOS Window
3) Type 'ping' followed by the IP address assigned to the
instrument and press Enter. A message is displayed in the
window indicating that a ping operation is sending 32 bytes
of data to the specified address. If the connection and
address are correct, four replies are received, e.g.:
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time=16ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time<10ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes = 32 time<10ms TTL=128
4) If a valid response is not received, check that the correct IP
address was entered and that the host PC has an IP address
with the same network ID as defined by the subnet mask. If
the addressing is correct, check the connecting cable and
confirm that the green continuity LED on instrument's
Ethernet module is lit, indicating that a connection has been
made.
A4.3 Configuring FTP Access
The FTP server in the instrument is used to access its file system
from a remote station on the network. This requires an FTP client
on the host PC. Both MS-DOS
version 5.5 or later can be used as an FTP client.
A File Transfer Scheduler Program (FTSP) is available that
enables archive and configuration files to be transferred
automatically to a PC using FTP. The transferred files can be
stored either on the local drive of the PC or on a network drive for
easy access and secure back-up.
To obtain the FTSP and its user guide, send an e-mail to
ftp.scheduler@gb.abb.com with 'download' in the subject line.
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