
Operating the Instrument
R&S
®
ESW
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Connecting the instrument to a (LAN) network (see
Chapter 4.5, "Setting Up a Net-
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Using the LXI browser interface in a LAN network
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Using the Windows Remote Desktop application in a LAN network
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Connecting a PC via the GPIB interface
How to configure the remote control interfaces is described in the User Manual.
The R&S
ESW is delivered with
IECWIN
installed, the auxiliary remote control tool pro-
vided free of charge by Rohde
&
Schwarz.
For details on the IECWIN tool, see the "Network and Remote Control" chapter of the
R&S
ESW User Manual.
6.7.1
Using the LXI Browser Interface in a LAN
LAN eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) is an instrumentation platform for measuring
instruments and test systems that is based on standard Ethernet technology. LXI is
intended to be the LAN-based successor to GPIB, combining the advantages of Ether-
net with the simplicity and familiarity of GPIB. The LXI browser interface allows for
easy configuration of the LAN and remote control of the R&S
ESW without additional
installation requirements.
For details see
Via the LXI browser interface to the R&S
ESW you can control the instrument remotely
from another PC. Manual instrument controls are available via the front panel simula-
tion. File upload and download between the instrument and the remote PC is also
available. Using this feature, several users can access
and operate
the R&S
ESW
simultaneously. This is useful for troubleshooting or training purposes. If necessary,
this feature can be deactivated.
For details see
6.7.2
Remote Desktop Connection
Remote Desktop is a Windows application which can be used to access and control
the instrument from a remote computer through a LAN connection. While the instru-
ment is in operation, the instrument screen contents are displayed on the remote com-
puter. Remote Desktop provides access to all of the applications, files, and network
resources of the instrument. Thus, remote operation of the instrument is possible.
The Remote Desktop Client is part of the installed Windows operating system. For
other versions of Windows, Microsoft offers the Remote Desktop Client as an add-on.
Remote Control