Operating the Power Supply Remotely
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Series N8700 User’s Guide
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Subnet Mask
This value enables the instrument to determine whether a client IP address is
on the same local subnet. When a client IP address is on a different subnet,
all packets must be sent to the Default Gateway. A value of 0.0.0.0 or
255.255.255.255 disables subnetting.
Default
Gateway
This value is the IP Address of the default gateway that allows the instrument
to communicate with systems that are not on the local subnet. This is the
default subnet gateway, where packets are sent that are destined for a device
not on the local subnet, as determined by the subnet mask setting. A value of
0.0.0.0 disables subnetting.
DNS Server
Address
Configuration
This setting indicates how the instrument will determine its DNS server, either
manually or automatically from a DHCP server.
If Automatic is selected, the instrument tries to obtain a DNS server address
form a DHCOP server.
If Manual is selected, the instrument uses the DNS servers defined below.
Preferred
DNS Server
This is the address of the Domain Name System (DNS) server. DNS is an
internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. The
instrument uses this server to determine and display its hostname.
Alternate
DNS Server
This is the address of the alternate Domain Name System (DNS) server.
Desired
Hostname
If Dynamic DNS is available on your network and your instrument uses DHCP,
the Hostname is registered with the Dynamic DNS service at power-on. If the
field is blank, the factory default hostname is restored. A hostname must start
with a letter and may contain upper and lower case letters, numbers and
dashes(-). The Maximum length is 15 characters. The default format is A-
<modelnumber>-<digits 5 through 9 of serialnumber>.
Description
This field contains the desired mDNS service name for the instrument, which
makes it easy to identify the device on the network. This description is also
shown on the instrument’s Welcome page. If the field is blank, the factory
default description is restored. Maximum length is 39 characters.
mDNS
Enabled
This enables or disables mDNS service announcements. mDNS is affected bvy
the Desired Hostname and Description fields.
Password
If a password has been set, you will be prompted for it before going to the
Modify Configuration and Browser Web Control pages. The password may
contain letters, numbers, or underscores (_). Once set, the password may be
disabled by entering the old password, and leaving the new password fields
empty. The password is also cleared by a LAN Reset from the instrument's
front panel. Maximum length is 12 characters.
NOTE
The configuration parameters on pre-Windows CE instruments (instruments
manufactured before mid-2014) are slightly different than those described above.
For a description of these previous parameters, access the Modify Configuration
dialog; then click on the Help with this Page button.
