Troubleshooting, Alternative ways to verify connectivity to the pc – Agilent Technologies N8201A User Manual
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Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz
2
Hardware Setup and Configuration
Troubleshooting
Alternative Ways to Verify Connectivity to the PC
In addition to using
“Step 3. Verify Connection with Synthetic Instrument Finder"
“(Optional) Step 4. Connect to the Agilent N8201A Option H02
on page 34, connectivity can be verified between the
N8201A performance downconverter and the PC with the following:
•
Verify that the LAN LED on the N8201A performance downconverter’s rear panel is
green or blinking green. This indicates a good connection.
If the LED is off, there is a problem with your LAN connection.
•
Verify that the LAN LED on the N8201A performance downconverter’s front panel (next
to the LAN port) is solid green.
If the LED turns red, this indicates a problem with your LAN connection. This takes
approximately 60 seconds.
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Ping the N8201A performance downconverter from the PC.
a
From the Windows Desktop, select Start > Run.
b
At the Open prompt, type CMD and press Enter to open a command window.
c
At the command prompt, type Ping and the instrument’s IP address (for example,
Ping 141.121.84.108
.) or type Ping and the instruments hostname (for
example, Ping a-n8201a-00179).