Agilent Technologies N2610A User Manual

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System Operations

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Network Settings

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Default Gateway – This is the default gateway (router) the

FrameScope will use to communicate with devices on
other subnets.

Press Next when satisfied with your choices.

The second Network Settings Setup screen allows you to change
the Host Name from the default, enter a DNS Domain, and to
provide DNS and WINS server addresses.

Host Name

This name will be used to identify the FrameScope

in NetBIOS and FrameScope protocols. The name defaults to
‘FRSCOPE’ plus the last 6 hexadecimal digits of the MAC
Address. It may be changed to any name desired.

DNS and NetBIOS Settings

Devices on the network may be

referred to by name. In the Domain Name System (DNS), the
FrameScope asks DNS servers to convert the name to an IP
address. When NetBIOS names are used, the FrameScope asks
WINS servers to convert the name to an IP address. The DNS
Domain and the DNS and WINS servers can be learned through
DHCP and may be entered manually by the user. If the user
enters a DNS Domain, it will be used in place of the DHCP
supplied value. If the user enters DNS or WINS servers, they will
be used in preference to the DHCP supplied values. When
satisfied with all the settings, press Next to get the third
Network Settings Setup screen.

Network Connection

Since network hardware may function at

a variety of speeds and modes, the FrameScope has the ability
to auto-negotiate its speed and mode when it is connected to the
network. The auto-negotiation attempts to configure the devices
for the fastest network connection supported. If necessary, the

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