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Agilent Technologies 8712ET/ES and
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.)
LAN Interface Supplement
Contents
1. Connecting and Configuring the Analyzer
Intoducing the LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
LAN Client/Server Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Connecting the Analyzer to the LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Point-to-Point Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Configuring the Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
The Analyzer's IP Address and Hostname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
The Gateway Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
The Ethernet Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
To Configure the Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Testing the LAN Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
under Windows 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
under UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Managing User Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Constructing Valid User Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Adding New User Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Removing a User from the Access List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Displaying the Access List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
BOOTP Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
BOOTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-18
Setting Up LAN Features with Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
IBasic LAN Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
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Windows LAN Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-21
2. Accessing the Analyzer's Web Pages
Accessing the Analyzer with Your Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Control the Analyzer with SCPI Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8
Analyzer Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Product Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11
Compatible Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2
Configuring the Analyzer for Printing to a LAN Printer . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
If You Have Trouble Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
4. Accessing the Analyzer's File System Using FTP
Using FTP to Access the Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Example 1: Copying a File to the Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Example 2: Retrieving a File from the Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Commonly Used FTP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Using GUI FTP Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10
Example: Transferring Files between the Analyzer and Your PC . .4-10
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5. Accessing the Analyzer's Dynamic Data Disk
The Dynamic Data Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Saving and Recalling Analyzer States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Copying Programs to and from the Analyzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Copying an IBASIC Program to or from the Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Copying and Running a Program with One Command . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Copying a Screen Image to a Local File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Copying Instrument Parameters in ASCII Text Format . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Retrieving Measurement Data in ASCII Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Importing Graphics or Data into PC Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Importing a Screen Snapshot into a Word Processor Program . . . . 5-15
Importing Trace Data into a Spreadsheet Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
6. Controlling the Analyzer via the LAN
Using Socket Programming to Control Your Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Setting Up Your Analyzer for Socket Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Controlling the Analyzer via the Dynamic Data Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Entering Commands Directly with
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Controlling the Analyzer with a C Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
IBASIC Communication across the LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
Controlling Multiple Analyzers using a Perl Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
Controlling the Analyzer using HP VEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
Controlling the Analyzer with a Java™ Applet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Controlling the Analyzer using SICL LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
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Collecting SICL LAN Setup Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-43
Configuring Your Analyzer as a SICL LAN Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-44
Configuring Your PC as a SICL LAN Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-44
Controlling Your Analyzer with SICL LAN and HP VEE . . . . . . . .6-45
Controlling Your Analyzer with SICL LAN and HP BASIC for
Controlling Your Analyzer with SICL LAN and HP BASIC for UNIX
(Rocky Mountain BASIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-50
7. Using the Network File System (NFS)
Configuring the Analyzer as an NFS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11
Using NFS Automount—Connecting to Network Resources
Using Save/Recall with NFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-15
Troubleshooting the Initial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3
Ping the Analyzer from Your Computer or Workstation. . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Ping Your Computer or Other Device from Your Analyzer. . . . . . . . .8-7
Capturing Network Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
Subnets and Gateways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-15
Troubleshooting Subnet Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-17
Solutions to Common Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-18
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If you cannot connect to the analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
If you cannot access the file system via ftp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
If you cannot telnet to the command parser port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
If you get an "operation timed-out" message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
The TELNET Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Options and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Options and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
The PING Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Options and Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Dynamic Data Disk Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
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Key Features
- Connect to a LAN for programming and remote operation
- Access the analyzer's status and configuration remotely via built-in Web pages
- Access the analyzer's file system using FTP
- Control the analyzer via the LAN using a variety of programming languages
- Share files between the analyzer and other devices on the network using NFS
- Identify and resolve network problems quickly and efficiently