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4.1.2 Network Configuration
In order to access the test set over a network, print to a network printer, or retrieve print jobs sent
to files, network settings must be configured. Skip this section if you do not intend to use these
features.
An example of the network settings screen can be found in Figure 7, on page 18 . It groups the
following parameters:
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Bit Rate : The bit rate setting is used to force the instrument’s network controller to a given
bit rate. The default of Auto should suffice on almost all networks. Contact a system
administrator if you feel this setting must be changed.
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Address Assignment : Toggles between address assignment via Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and a Static Address.
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IP Address , Network Mask and Default Route: These fields are only enabled when the
Address Assignment is set to Static Address.
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Command Port and Data Port : These fields set the port numbers at which the test set will
answer command line interface and data connections.
Bit Rate and Address Assignment are mutually exclusive options, while the octets in IP Address
and Network Mask , and the Command and Data Port are all integers. See “3.4.2 Mutually
Exclusive Options” on page 18 and “3.4.1 Numeric Parameters” on page 16 for details on how to
set them.
The PNTS ship with the default network settings shown in Table 1 .
If your network has a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and the DHCP
assignment method is selected, the IP address does not have to be configured. Once the test set is
connected to the network, it should receive an IP address from the server. The address of the test
set must be determined in order to make a network connection from another computer. It can be
found in
“Figure 8: Settings Screen” on page 21 (your system’s address will vary from that shown
in the figure).
4.1.2.1 Static Network Configuration
If your network does not have a DHCP server or a static IP address is preferred, you can set an IP
address, network mask and default route. The address and mask settings are required. The default
route is not strictly necessary, but enables network communication between the test set and
devices on a subnet other than that to which it is immediately attached. The network features can
be used on the local area network, even if no default route (specified as 0.0.0.0) is configured.
Table 1: Default network settings
Setting Default value
Bit Rate Auto
Address Assignment DHCP
IP address (set by DHCP)
Netmask (set by DHCP)
Default Route (set by DHCP)
Command port (TCP) 1299
Data port (TCP) 1298