Data Acquisition System/Data Logging System Getting Started Guide

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Installing Host Computer Networking Software
To establish Ethernet communication in your host computer, you must do the
following:
• Install a driver for the adapter
• Install TCP/IP protocol stack
• Set host computer networking parameters
This section discusses installing the adapter driver and the TCP/IP protocol stack.
You should install the networking software that is most appropriate for your
operating system.
Windows 98, Windows NT (Service Pack 6.0 required), ME, 2000, and XP
provide drivers for many Ethernet adapters, in addition to the TCP/IP protocol.
Complete the following procedure to load the Ethernet adapter driver and the
TCP/IP protocol stack on Windows 98. Windows NT and Windows 2000
installation is similar. The operating system may have already detected the
Ethernet adapter and added it. If so, you can skip steps 2 and 3.
1. Open the Control Panel | Network utility via Start | Settings or My Computer.
2. Click Add; select Adapter, then click Add.
3. Choose the manufacturer and network adapter. Click OK. The support for the
adapter gets installed.
4. Click Add, select Protocol then click Add. Select Microsoft TCP/IP. Click
OK. The protocol support is installed.