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EX1200-1538: SFP Operation
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SFP
O
PERATION
I
NTRODUCTION
EX1200s offer an embedded web page which provides network configuration control, time
configuration, and the ability to perform firmware upgrades. To facilitate discovery of the
mainframe, VTI provides the
L
AN
In
strument
C
onnection and
U
pgrade (
LInC-U
) utility on the
VTI Instruments Corp. Drivers and Product Manuals CD
included with the EX1200 mainframe.
To open the embedded web page, start the
LInC-U
utility by navigating to
Start
→
Programs
→
VTI Instruments Corporation
→
LInC-U Utility
→
LInC-U Utility
. Once the utility is run,
LInC-U will scan the network to discover all LAN-based VTI instruments. Once the scan is
complete, the
Discovery Devices
tab will appear and show the instruments that were discovered,
as shown in Figure 6-1. To open the web page, click on the hostname hyperlink in the
Discover
Devices
tab. The IP address of the EX1200 can also be view from this window as well as its
firmware version.
F
IGURE
6-1:
LI
N
C-U
D
ISCOVERY
T
AB WITH AN
EX1268
S
ELECTED
Alternatively, the EX1200 may also be discovered using Internet Explorer’s Bonjour for Windows
plug-in, by entering the mainframe’s IP address into the address bar of any web browser to view
the embedded web page, or using VXI-11. For more information on discovery methods, refer to
the
EX1200 Series User’s Manual
(P/N: 82-0127-000).
