Section 3: Instrument description
Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument User's Manual
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2600BS-900-01 Rev. A / August 2021
Set the instrument password
You can change the instrument password from the web interface. The instrument password is used
for access to the instrument from any remote interface. When password usage is enabled by the
localnode.passwordmode
command, you must supply a password to change the configuration or
to control an instrument a remote command interface.
When a password is set for the web interface and
localnode.passwordmode
is set to an option
that requires a password, you cannot make changes using the web interface options Virtual Front
Panel, Flash Upgrade, and TSB Embedded.
The default password is
""
(no password).
You cannot retrieve a lost password from any command interface. You can reset the password from
the front panel. Select
MENU
, then
RESET-PASSWORD
.
For information on the TSP commands, refer to
localnode.passwordmode
in the
Series 2600B
Reference Manual
.
To change the password:
1. Select
Set Password
.
2. In the
Current Password
box, enter the presently used password.
3. In the
New Password
and
Confirm New Password
boxes, enter the new password.
4. Select
Submit
.
Using the virtual front panel
The Virtual Front Panel page allows you to control the instrument from a computer as if you were
using the front panel of the instrument. You can operate the instrument using a mouse to
select options.
The virtual front panel operates the same way as the actual front panel except that you cannot switch
the instrument on or off with the power switch.
For information on the front-panel controls, see
(on page 3-1).
To use the virtual front panel, you can use any standard web browser.
You can access the Virtual Front Panel from multiple interfaces and each interface can make
changes. You may need to refresh the browser to see changes made by another interface.