National Instruments NI-488.2 - Manual (Page 27)

Chapter 2 Measurement & Automation Explorer (Windows)
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Access Additional Help and Resources
To access additional help and resources for the NI-488.2 software and your
GPIB hardware, refer to the following sections.
NI-488.2 Help
The NI-488.2 Help addresses questions you might have about NI-488.2 and
includes a function reference and troubleshooting information. You can
access the NI-488.2 Help as follows:
1. Start Measurement & Automation Explorer as described in the
Starting Measurement & Automation Explorer section.
2. Select Help»Help Topics»NI-488.2.
National Instruments GPIB Web Site
You can access the National Instruments GPIB Web site as follows:
1. Start Measurement & Automation Explorer as described in the
Starting Measurement & Automation Explorer section.
2. Select Help»National Instruments on the Web»GPIB Home Page.
View or Change GPIB-ENET/100 Network Settings
To view or change the network settings of your GPIB-ENET/100, refer to
the following sections. For more information about your GPIB-ENET/100
network settings, refer to the GPIB-ENET/100 information in the GPIB
Hardware Guide.
Device Configuration
Use the NI Ethernet Device Configuration utility if you need to manually
configure the network parameters of the GPIB-ENET/100. If your network
uses DHCP, the network configuration is performed automatically at
startup and you do not need to run this utility unless you want to change the
hostname. Consult your network administrator if you do not know whether
your network uses DHCP.
1. Start Measurement & Automation Explorer as described in the
Starting Measurement & Automation Explorer section.
2. Expand the Devices and Interfaces directory by clicking the + next
to the folder.