
Optionally, you can also change the settings for:
• User accounts and security (“Setting up instrument security and user accounts”
• Idle state temperatures for the cover and the sample block(s) (“Setting idle temperatures for the
• Durations for pauses and stand-by (“Setting time-outs”
• “Shortcuts” to instrument functions (to be displayed on the Main Menu) (“Configuring main menu
Setting the IP address
Note:
If your instrument is not on a network, you do not need to set the IP address.
The IP address can be assigned dynamically by a computer on the network (using DHCP) or set
manually by entering a number in the
IP Settings
screen.
Note:
Ask your system administrator if the IP address is assigned statically or dynamically. For static
addresses, you need to know the IP address for the instrument, the subnet mask, and the default
gateway.
1.
In the
Main Menu
screen, select
Settings Menu
.
2.
In the
Settings Menu
screen, select
Admin Menu
.
3.
In the
Admin Menu
screen, select
Set IP Address
.
4.
In the
IP Settings
screen, set the IP address:
• Dynamically – Select
Assign IP address dynamically (using DHCP)
. A check mark appears
when DHCP is selected.
or
• Manually – Select
Static
, then enter the appropriate IP addresses for the instrument, the
subnet mask, and, optionally, the default gateway using the numeric editor. Addresses are in
the form of X.X.X.X, where each X is a 3-digit number, from 001 to 255.
5.
Select
Done
, then
OK
to save your changes and return to the
Admin Menu
screen.
Chapter 2
Getting started
Setting up the Veriti
™
Thermal Cycler
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