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GPIB-ENET for MacOS
Appendix
B
Utilities
This appendix contains information on the
IPassign
and
Update
utilities for the GPIB-ENET.
IPassign Utility
If your network does not have RARP capabilities, you can use the
IPassign
utility to configure the IP address for the GPIB-ENET.
Before using this application, make sure that you know the Ethernet
address of the GPIB-ENET, which is listed on the bottom panel of the
box, and the IP address that has been selected for the box. The IP
address should be a unique IP address not yet used within your network
or domain. If you do not know the IP address, see your network
administrator. Once you configure the IP address, it is stored in
nonvolatile memory in the GPIB-ENET.
You should run the
IPassign
utility only when the box is new or when
you decide to reconfigure your network in a way that changes the IP
address of the GPIB-ENET. Because of protocol limitations, this utility
must be run from a Macintosh with an Ethernet port. This utility does
not work from LocalTalk.
To run
IPassign
, follow these steps after you have connected the
GPIB-ENET to the network and installed the NI-488.2 software.
1.
Make sure that you configure the DIP switches properly. Switch 6
should be OFF, indicating that you are going to configure a
protocol address from the network. Switch 5 should be ON,
indicating that you are using
IPassign
to configure the
IP address. Switches 8, 7, and 4 through 1 should all be OFF.
2.
Power on the GPIB-ENET.
3.
Change to the folder that contains the NI-488.2 distribution files.
4.
Execute the
IPassign
utility, which is located in the
Ethernet
folder.
a.
Select an Ethernet interface to use by clicking on the
appropriate dialog button.
