Ethernet port overview
The Ethernet port of the instrument supports:
• Static IP network service with subnet mask, primary and secondary data network service (DNS),
and default gateway settings, or dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) network service.
• mDNS/DNS for local domains.
Note:
Because mDNS is limited to direct network connections, an instrument configured for
mDNS may not be visible to other nodes that are separated by a router, hub, or another network
device.
• IPv4 linknlocal (IPV4LL) in the RFC (also known as Automatic Private IP Addressing [APIPA] or
Internet Protocol Automatic Configuration [IPAC]).
Note:
When an instrument is set for DHCP, APIPA is automatically enabled, and the instrument
provides an IP address when no address is supplied by the DHCP server.
Firewall ports that must be open
Ports
Condition
80/443
Standard ports for instrument-to-Thermo Fisher
™
Connect and computer-to-
Thermo Fisher
™
Connect connections
mDNS, 7443
Instrument-to-computer connection
mDNS, 5353
Instrument discovery
Networking guidelines and best practices
• Consult a network administrator before connecting the instrument to a network.
• To enable the full functionality of the software, the computer requires a network connection.
• Open the firewall port for the instruments to be discovered. See “Firewall ports that must be open”
• Observe the restrictions to mDNS and Autodiscovery.
The instrument supports mDNS but only when the instrument and computer share a direct network
connection and are within the same subnet. Network computers that are separated from the
instrument by a router, hub, or another network device may not be able to access the instrument by
its host name.
• Confirm the uniqueness of the instrument name.
– The instrument name must be unique within the subnet. The desktop software can
automatically discover instruments on the link-local network.
– The instrument does not test the uniqueness of the instrument name within the subnet when it
is set.
Appendix A
Install and connect the instrument to a network
Networking
A
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