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TABLE 2-1 NETWORK CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
Setting
Choices Comments
IP Address Mode Static or
Static lets the user set the 8099’s IP Address, Net
DHCP
Mask and Gateway IP values. DHCP enables the
8099 to accept the IP values supplied by a DHCP
Server.
IP Address
Any
Any valid IP address setting. Must be four groups of
numbers between 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255.
Net Mask
Any
Same range as the IP Address
Gateway IP
Any
Same range as the IP Address.
COMM_Timeout 0 to 2
32
-1 Sets the COMM timeout value. If the unit
seconds senses no client communication for more than the
COMM_Timeout setting, the unit will close the
socket, release any locks and reclaim all associated
instrument resources. Use a short setting of 2-5
minutes when debugging programs to recover broken
links faster and a longer setting of 10-60 minutes
for debugged applications. A value of 0 disables
COMM_Timeout. Value is 0 or 1 to 2
32
-1.
IP KeepAlive
On or Off Enables the unit’s socket layer to send the client
socket a short test message once every 120 minutes.
If the client socket fails to reply, the unit will close
the socket, release any locks and reclaim all associ-
ated instrument links. Do not enable Keep Alive if
the network or the client do not support Keep Alive
messages. The recommended setting is On.
Interface Name
Any
Sets the name used by the VXI-11 Create Link com-
mand when linking to a GPIB device. The default
names is: inst
CAUTION: The Interface Name is not the Host
Name. Changing the Interface Name may make the
8099 difficult to link to and your programs unusable.
The recommendation is to use the default value.
Auto Disconnect On or Off Closes a socket when the link count goes to zero.
Only use with programs that exhaust the 8099’s sock-
ets. See paragraph A2.2 for details. Default is Off.
Note: Default values are listed in Table 1-1
