Chapter 2
15
Getting Started
Configuring for Remote Control
6. Press
IP Address
and enter a desired address.
Use the left and right arrow keys to move the cursor. Use the up and down arrow keys, front panel knob,
or numeric keypad to enter an IP address. To erase the current IP address, press the
Clear Text
softkey.
NOTE
To remotely access the signal generator from a different LAN subnet, you must also enter
the subnet mask and default gateway. See your system administrator to obtain the
appropriate values.
7. Press the
Proceed With Reconfiguration
softkey, and then the
Confirm Change (Instrument will Reboot)
softkey.
This action assigns the hostname and IP address (as well as a gateway and subnet mask, if these have
been configured) to the signal generator. The hostname, IP address, gateway and subnet mask are not
affected by an instrument preset or by a power cycle.
DHCP Configuration
1. Press
Utility
>
GPIB/RS-232 LAN
>
LAN Setup
.
NOTE
If the DHCP server uses dynamic DNS to link the hostname with the assigned IP address,
the hostname may be used in place of the IP address. Otherwise, the hostname is not usable
and you may skip steps 2 through 4.
2. Press
Hostname
.
NOTE
The
Hostname
softkey is only available when
LAN Config Manual DHCP
is set to
Manual
.
3. Use the labeled text softkeys or numeric keypad, or both to enter the desired hostname.
To erase the current hostname, press
Editing Keys
>
Clear Text
.
4. Press
Enter
.
5. Press
LAN Config Manual DHCP
to DHCP.
6. Press the
Proceed With Reconfiguration
softkey and then the
Confirm Change (Instrument will Reboot)
softkey.
This action configures the signal generator as a DHCP client. In DHCP mode, the signal generator will
request a new IP address from the DHCP server upon rebooting. You can return to the LAN Setup menu
after rebooting to determine the assigned IP address.
Summary of Contents for E4428C ESG
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