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Agilent 3070 / 79000 Site Preparation
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Chapter 8: Site Preparation – Communications Cabling Requirements: Gathering Configuration Information for MS Windows Networking
Gathering
Configuration
Information for MS
Windows
Networking
Before the Customer Engineer (CE) can turn on the
controller, they will need the information in
Before they come to the site, fill out the appropriate
information with the assistance of the network
administrator or LAN manager. This is vital information
they will need to set up the system for networking.
Some of the information may not be needed depending
on how your networking is implemented. Even if you
don’t intend to put the system on a network at all, the
first two items in the table are still necessary for system
set-up. In case of problems, see the
Administering
Agilent 3070 Systems (MS Windows Version),
which is
online in the User Manuals.Gathering Network
Configuration Information
Use this section to gather the information needed to
configure your computer for a LAN.
Table 8-2
Windows NT LAN configuration information
Task (Network Parameter)
Write System Information Here Description
1
Network Identification
■
Computer Name, or
■
Hostname
Domain Computer Name or
Hostname:
A unique name that identifies your computer controller.
2
Network Identification
■
Workgroup or Domain?
Member of (select one):
[ ] Workgroup
[ ] Domain
Workgroup or Domain name
The Workgroup name is the name of a computer or group of computers on a
peer-to-peer network.
The Domain name is the identifier for the server that controls and manages a
group of computers on a client/server network.