Features and Functions
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Keysight 34980A Mainframe User’s Guide
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Default Gateway
A Default Gateway address allows the instrument to communicate with systems
that are not on the local subnet. Thus, this is the Default Gateway where packets
are sent which are destined for a device not on the local subnet, as determined by
the Subnet Mask setting. Contact your network administrator to determine if a
gateway is being used and for the correct address.
If you change the Default Gateway, you must cycle power on the 34980A to
activate the new setting.
– The default for the 34980A is “0.0.0.0” (no gateway, and subnetting is not
being used).
– If DHCP is enabled, the specified Default Gateway is not used. However, if the
DHCP server fails to assign a valid IP address, the currently configured Default
Gateway will be used.
– Dot-notation addresses (“nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn” where “nnn” is a byte value) must
be expressed with care, as most web software on the computer will interpret
byte values with leading zeros as octal numbers. For example,
“255.255.020.011” is actually equivalent to decimal “255.255.16.9” not
“255.255.20.11” because “.020” is interpreted as “16” expressed in octal, and
“.011” as “9”. To avoid confusion, use only decimal expressions of byte values
(0 to 255), with no leading zeros.
For example, the 34980A assumes that all dot-notation addresses are
expressed as decimal byte values and strips all leading zeros from these byte
values. Thus, attempting to set a Default Gateway of “255.255.020.011” will
become “255.255.20.11” (a purely decimal expression). Be sure to enter the
exact expression, “255.255.20.11”, in your computer web software to address
the instrument. Do not use “255.255.020.011” — the computer will interpret
this address differently due to the leading zeros.
– The Default Gateway is stored in non-volatile memory, and does not change
when power has been off, after a Factory Reset (
*RST
command), or after an
Instrument Preset (
SYSTem:PRESet
command).
Front Panel Operation:
Utility > REMOTE I/O > LAN > LAN SETTINGS > MODIFY > DHCP OFF >
AUTO IP OFF > . . . DEFAULT GATEWAY
Remote Interface Operation:
SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:GATEway "<
address
>"