LAN Interface User’s Guide Supplement

Agilent Technologies 8712ET/ES and 8714ET/ES

RF Network Analyzers

Part No. 08714-90013

Printed in USA

Print Date: June 2000

Supersedes October 1999

© Copyright 1998-2000 Agilent Technologies, Inc

Notice

The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Agilent Technologies makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Agilent

Technologies shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

Key Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions:

FRONT PANEL KEY analyzer (a “hardkey”).

: This represents a key physically located on the

Softkey

: This indicates a “softkey”— a key whose label is determined by the instrument’s firmware, and is displayed on the right side of the instrument’s screen next to the eight unlabeled keys.

Firmware Revision

This manual documents analyzers with firmware revisions E.06.00 and later.

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Documentation Outline

This User’s Guide Supplement describes how to connect, use and troubleshoot the LAN interface on your analyzer. This supplement contains the following chapters:

1.

Connecting and

Configuring the Analyzer

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Accessing the Analyzer’s

Web Pages

Printing

Accessing the Analyzer’s

File System

Accessing the Analyzer’s

Dynamic Data Disk

Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN

7.

Using Network File

System (NFS)

8.

General Troubleshooting

Describes how to connect the analyzer to the LAN, and how to configure the analyzer for use on the

LAN. Basic user account and file administration is also described. To effectively use this chapter, you should be familiar with your network setup and operation.

Describes how to use a Web browser to access built-in

Web pages.

Describes how to configure and print to a network printer.

Describes how to access the analyzer’s file system using file transfer protocol (FTP). The directory structure of the analyzer is described here.

Describes the analyzer’s ‘data’ directory, the dynamic data disk. Includes an example program.

Shows you methods for programming the analyzer via the network connection.

Describes how to configure and use NFS.

9.

Quick Reference

Glossary

Describes what to do if you have a problem using the analyzer on your network.

Provides useful information in summary form.

Definitions for networking and other terms used in this book.

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8714ET/ES

Network Analyzer

Documentation Map

The CDROM provides the contents of all of the documents listed below.

The User’s Guide shows how to make measurements, explains commonly-used features, and tells you how to get the most performance from the analyzer.

The LAN Interface User’s Guide Supplement shows how to use a local area network (LAN) for programming and remote operation of the analyzer.

The Automating Measurements User’s Guide

Supplement provides information on how to configure and control test systems for automation of test processes.

The Programmer’s Guide provides programming information including GPIB and SCPI command references, as well as short programming examples.

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The Example Programs Guide provides a tutorial introduction using BASIC programming examples to demonstrate the remote operation of the analyzer.

The Service Guide provides the information needed to adjust, troubleshoot, repair, and verify analyzer conformance to published specifications.

The HP Instrument BASIC User’s Handbook describes programming and interfacing techniques using HP Instrument BASIC, and includes a language reference.

The HP Instrument BASIC User’s Handbook

Supplement shows how to use HP Instrument BASIC to program the analyzer.

The Option 100 Fault Location and Structural Return

Loss Measurements User’s Guide Supplement provides theory and measurement examples for making fault location and SRL measurements.

(Shipped only with Option 100 analyzers.)

The CATV Quick Start Guide provides abbreviated instructions for testing the quality of coaxial cables.

(Shipped only with Option 100 analyzers.)

The Cellular Antenna Quick Start Guide provides abbreviated instructions for verifying the performance of cellular antenna systems. (Shipped only with

Option 100 analyzers.)

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