Installation guide

Setting up a LAN Instrument Network 6
Figure 2: Network multiple instruments on a LAN
Site LAN
You can attach the workstation and all of the laboratory instruments
directly to a site LAN. The LAN site administrator assigns fixed IP
addresses for each instrument you are adding to the network.
Depending on your site LAN administrator’s direction, PCs added
for instrument control can obtain LAN addresses automatically from
the site’s DHCP server, or have fixed IP addresses. All PCs and
instruments they control must be on the same subnet.
Agilent Service does not support DHCP for its systems. Have the
site LAN administrator reserve a group of IP addresses for your
instruments.
Configuring your PC for TCP/IP
1. If not already installed, install the network interface card (NIC)
in the PC and configure the adapter’s TCP/IP address. The
Agilent Technologies bundled Chemstation System will have a
LAN interface installed.
2. To set the IP address on your ChemStation PC, select the
Properties tab for the instrument network adapter. Isolated
LANs require a fixed IP address. Site LANs can use a fixed IP
address, but the IP addresses are normally assigned by the DHCP
server. The site LAN administrator will decide the best option
for your installation.
Windows XP: Select Start > Control Panel > Network
Connections. Then select Local Area Connection > General.