
AD007
GPIB-LAN Adapter
Read This First
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*P071024600*
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Important !
Contact your network administrator
before connecting the AD007 adapter.
1. Fill out the Network Information Card. .
User
j Copy the Ethernet hardware address of the AD007
adapter onto the card.
j Give these instructions and the card to the network
administrator.
Network Administrator or Network Technician
j Assign the IP address/hostname to the adapter .
j Set up the network for the adapter. Refer to the
network protocols on the back of the card.
j Copy the IP address onto the card. Please comment on
the card whether or not the network supports one of the
boot protocols used by the adapter (DHCP or BOOTP).
j If the network does not support DHCP or BOOTP,
please note the subnet mask and router address on the
card.
j Identify the network drop (subnet) that the user must
connect the adapter to.
j Photocopy the card for your records if necessary.
Return the original card and these instructions to the
user.
2. Refer to the Getting Started section in the
AD007 User Manual for further installation
instructions.

Network Information Card
AD007 GPIB-LAN Adapter
Ethernet Hardware Address_____:_____:_____:_____:_____:_____
(User: copy from the label on the back of the AD007 adapter)
Internet (IP) Address________.________.________.________
(Network Administrator: for ease of set up, a static IP address is preferred)
Host Name________________________________________
Does network support DHCP or BOOTP? Yes No
If no, please note:
Subnet mask ________.________.________.________
Router address ________.________.________.________
(Enter these numbers on network setup page of the adapter, refer to user
manual)
Network drop (subnet) number and/or physical location
___________________________________________________________
(assigned by network technician)
Comments
(Network Administrator: Photocopy this card for your records. Return the
original card to the user.)

Network Protocols Supported by the AD007 GPIB-LAN Adapter
Name RFC Role When Purpose
ARP 826 Peer As needed Maps IP address to Ethernet address
BOOTP 951 Client Power-up AD007 requests IP configuration
information
DHCP 2131,
2132
DNS 1035 Client As needed AD007 resolves DNS names to IP
TIME 868 Client Power-up AD007 requests current time
FTP 959 Server Upgrade Downloads new firmware into AD007
HTTP 1945,
2068
ICMP 792 Server As needed AD007 answers ECHO requests (ping)
LPD 1179 Client Printing AD007 transmits print jobs to other LPDs
RPC 1831,
1832,
1833
Client Power-up
lease renew
Server User setup Web pages/forms for AD007 configura-
Server User Controls GPIB instruments using VXI11
AD007 requests IP configuration
information
addresses
tion
Before You Proceed
Before you proceed with the rest of the installation, make sure you
can answer yes to the following questions:
Does the network administrator have the Ethernet Hardware
address of the AD007 adapter?
Do you have the IP address and/or host name that the network
administrator has assigned to the AD007 adapter?
Do you have a DHCP/BOOTP server –or– do you have the IP
address, subnet mask, and default router address that the network
administrator has assigned for manually configuring the AD007
adapter?
Do you know where the assigned network connection is?