Is it possible to prevent network connected instruments from being automatically discoverd by Keysight Connection Expert in IO Libraries 17? IO Lib version is 17.2.20818.0.
It would be nice to have an option in Connection Expert to select "Hide" for some instruments.
I have two LAN interfaces on my local computer. One is for the local instruments, the other is the company LAN. I want that only the local instruments are visible in Connection Expert to prevent users from talking to instruments in the company LAN.
I'd say this can't be done. The IO Libs simply use the TCP/IP information from the PC.
What you could do is to use the PC or its networking hardware to filter out IP addresses e.g. either at the switch or look up the net use command on Windows or maybe the firewall or security policy settings. I'll bet there are alternative software applications out there to achieve the latter, if you can't do it in native Windows.
HTH,
Mike Watts