EXFO LTB-8, User Manual

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Accessing Your Unit Remotely
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Working with Remote Desktop
To access your unit remotely with Remote Desktop:
1.
Connect both the computer and your unit to the same network and
make sure they can “see” each other as network restrictions might
prevent them from communicating.
2. Turn on both the computer and the unit.
3.
On your unit, from Toolbox X, click the button (located at the
bottom of the button bar).
4. Select the Platform tab, write down the IP address, and then close the
window.
Note: It may take a few seconds before you see the IP address on the list.
5. From the computer, open the Remote Desktop Connection window.

If your computer runs Windows Vista or Windows 7: On the
taskbar, click
Start
, then select
All Programs
>
Accessories
>
Remote Desktop Connection .

If your computer runs Windows 8: On the taskbar, point the lower
left corner, and then click the
Start screen icon. Right-click the
bottom of the screen, and then click
All apps
. Under
Windows
Accessories , select Remote Desktop Connection .

If your computer runs Windows 8.1 or Windows 10: On the
taskbar, click the
Start button ( ), then under Windows
Accessories
, select
Remote Desktop Connection
.