Installing and Controlling Third-Party Devices
Agilent 6850 GC LAN Control: Entering the IP Address

 Tip:

It may not be possible to enter the IP address from the instrument's keyboard, especially for older instrument versions. In this case, use the BootP server (see Connecting Devices to the Chromeleon Server PC  TCP/IP Control: Installing the BootP Server).

Entering the IP address for the 6850 GC from the instrument’s keyboard:

• Turn off the GC.

• While holding the LOAD key, turn on the GC. Continue to hold the LOAD key until five dots appear in the display.

• When initialization is complete, the following information appears on the display:

If the DHCP MODE is displayed, verify that it is set to DISABLED. If it is not, use the arrow keys to set it to DISABLED. Press the LOAD key to continue entering the IP ADDRESS.

• Set the correct value using the arrow keys. Press the LOAD key to move from one value to the next.

• After entering the IP ADDRESS, set the DEFAULT GATEWAY and the SUBNET MASK correspondingly. Set the gateway to 000.000.000.000.

• Turn off the GC and on again.

Use IP properties that correspond to the device settings. For example, if the IP address of the device is 192.168.60.51, and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, you could use 192.168.60.50 as the IP address and keep 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask. You are not required to determine a DNS, WINS, or gateway for the PC interface card.

 Tip:  

Starting with Windows XP SP2, Microsoft introduced a firewall. For information about how to operate Chromeleon with the firewall, refer to  Chromeleon and Windows-Firewall (from WinXP SP2 on). This chapter also provides important information about how to connect your Agilent GC system via LAN.