Troubleshooting and notifications
R&S
®
SMM100A
1004
User Manual 1179.1341.02 ─ 05
2. Try out the following to resolve network connection failures:
● Check the network infrastructure. Exchange connecting cables, if obvious dam-
age is visible.
See also
"Cable selection and electromagnetic interference (EMI)"
● Observe the link status LED on the R&S
SMM100A or the connected network
device. The link status LED is located next to the LAN connector.
If a link failure is detected, connect the instrument to a different device port or
to a different network device.
● Check whether the LAN interface and the required LAN services are enabled.
See
Chapter 11.5.3, "Configuring LAN services"
● If the IP address is set manually (no DHCP) or obtained via the Zeroconf
(APIPA) protocol:
–
Check whether the IP address of the instrument is within the network's
address range.
–
Check whether the IP address is valid.
See also
14.6
Measuring USB cable quality
To check the quality of the USB cable, see the service manual of the R&S
SMM100A.
14.7
Requesting instrument configuration and specifica-
tions
The R&S
SMM100A is equipped with various hardware and software components. To
get an overview of what your instrument is equipped with, you can request the assem-
blies, hardware and software options, and the firmware version. The components are
structured according to the hardware configuration, software options, including the
license management, and externally used Rohde
&
Schwarz equipment, like R&S NRP
power sensors.
Software options purchased at a later stage can be activated with a keycode. The acti-
vation code is supplied with the software option. How to install options is described in
chapter 4 of the R&S
SMM100A service manual.
The installation of hardware options purchased at a later stage is also described in
chapter 4 of the service manual. Most of the hardware options have to be installed at
an authorized Rohde
&
Schwarz service center.
Requesting instrument configuration and specifications