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Configuring the MSD through the Web User Interface (WUI)
If your GC does not support LVDS communications with an Agilent GC, you
can use the WUI to configure the MSD network settings. Reasons that a GC
does not support configuring a 5977B MSD’s network settings from the GC
control panel include any of the following:
• LVDS communication does not exist between the GC and MSD.
• The GC is not an Agilent 7890A+ or 7890B model with the correct firmware.
To change the network settings of the MSD
This procedure assumes that the operator has access to a PC located on the
same LAN subnet as the MSD.
1 Open the top hinged cover on the MSD for accessing the analyzer to view
the eModule mini display readout.
2 Press the MSD On/Off switch to start the instrument. When the
instrument has completed its startup initialization it displays the current IP
address information in the mini display readout and cycles through it for
about 10 minutes.
3 Copy the IP address, gateway, and subnet mask from the mini display
readout. The defaults for each are 192.168.254.12, 0.0.0.0, and
255.255.255.0 respectively.
4 Enter the IP address into a PC web browser URL to display the WUI page.
(See Figure 21 on page 86.)