How interface N5181A MXG signal generator with labview by using LAN Interface????????????

[Guru418]

hai every one ...i have a doubt how  to interface N5181A MXG signal Generator with Labview by using LAN Interface???? and

how to find IP Address of N5181A MXG signal Generator????????

when i connect instrument with labview it shows that no instrument connected and what are the requirements for LAN interfacing with that instruments in labview and please help me?????? 

[Dennis_Knutson]

The lan interface is something you configure on the instrument's panel. You can usually set a fixed ip instead of dhcp so set it to a subnet of a dedicated nic on your pc. You might have to create a new VISA tcp/ip resource in MAX. Be sure you can ping it.

[crossrulz]

You can set the IP Address on the instrument.  You may need to be in the same subnet of your controlling computer, so you may need to set your computer's IP Address to something static.

Use VISA.  It makes life easier if you decide to use another bus (like GPIB, USB, serial, etc).  In MAX, create a network session with the static IP address you set the instrument to and use that as the VISA Resource.