National Instruments PCI-8430, Manual

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configure the serial ENET.
Note The Ethernet address is not the IP address. All
devices on an Ethernet network are assigned a unique
physical address—the Ethernet address—so they can
communicate with each other.
1 Serial Number
2 Ethernet Address
3 Default Hostname
Serial ENET Baseplate Identification Label
4. Before you power-on your serial ENET interface, contact your
network administrator to determine whether you need to configure
your network settings manually using the NI Ethernet Device
Configuration utility or use the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) to perform the configuration automatically.
Turn on the front-panel power switch. The PWR/RDY LED
alternates rapidly between red and yellow while the unit
completes its power-on self-tests and attempts to acquire its
network parameters. By default, the serial ENET interface
attempts its network configuration through DHCP.
The time required for assigning the IP address depends on your
network and the configuration of your serial ENET interface. Allow
up to 90 seconds and observe the state of the
PWR/RDY LED to
determine the outcome of the self tests. One of the following
should occur:
A steady yellow PWR/RDY LED indicates the serial ENET
interface passed its self tests and acquired its IP address.
The unit is now ready to operate. When using DHCP, the