BIRD IQC5000B - Chapter 3 Operating Instructions; Starting and Stopping the System; Using the IQC5000 Front Panel; Viewing the NIC Parameters

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Chapter 3 Operating Instructions
Starting and Stopping the System
Some of the devices within the IQC5000 system setup must be connected and powered on and off in a certain
order. All steps that must be performed in a particular order are noted below:
Note: When using the PCIe cable connection be
tween the IQC5000 and the Computer Workstation, the
IQC5000 must be powered on before the Computer Workstation is powered on, and it must be powered off
after the Computer Workstation is powered off. PCIe is generally not plug-and-play – a crash of the Micro-
soft® Windows™ OS on the Computer Workstation may occur if the IQC5000 is powered off while connected
to it via PCIe.
Note: When using IQC- MEM, there is a specific order for powering on th
e systems (after all connections
have been made) that must be observed. First, power on the external storage unit (s) and wait 15 seconds.
Next, turn on the IQC-MEM module. Lastly, turn on the IQC5000.
The Ethernet Switch, Spectrum Ana
lyzer and peripherals may all be turned off or restarted when not recording or
playing back.
When the Power button is pressed on the front of the IQC5000, a blue LED wi
ll light and the front panel will display
Loading. The IQC5000 will take approximately 10 seconds to initialize. When it is ready, it will display IQC5000
System Ready.
Follow the instructions in Chapter 2, Setup to power on the syste
m
 Recording Power On: Step 8 on page 11.
 Playback Power On: Step 7 on page 14.
To power off the system, simply follow the power-on steps in reve
rse.
Using the IQC5000 Front Panel
Only select settings are exposed for configuration using the front panel. For full control of the IQC5000, use the IQC
Control software. See "Using IQC5000 with IQC Control" on page 37.
Viewing the NIC Parameters
Perform the following steps to view the Network Interface Card parameters of the IQC5000:
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Press the right arrow button until NIC Parameters shows on the fr
ont panel display.
3. Press the down arrow to scroll through the NIC parameters.
The NIC parameters of the IQC5000 include:
 IP Address – the IP address of the IQC5000, settable via IQC Control (see "Changing the IQC5000 IP
Address" on page 48).
 UDP Port number – the port number used to communicate with the IQC5000.
 Subnet Mask –the subnet mask of the IQC5000, settable via IQC Control (see "Changing the IQC5000 Sub-
net Mask" on page 48).
 Gateway – the default gateway of the IQC5000.