About the software
Network and password security requirements
Network configuration and security
The network configuration and security settings of your laboratory or facility (such as firewalls, anti-
virus software, network passwords) are the sole responsibility of your facility administrator, IT, and
security personnel. This product does not provide any network or security configuration files, utilities, or
instructions.
If external or network drives are connected to the software, it is the responsibility of your IT personnel
to ensure that such drives are configured and secured correctly to prevent data corruption or loss. It
is the responsibility of your facility administrator, IT, and security personnel to prevent the use of any
unsecured ports (such as USB, Ethernet) and ensure that the system security is maintained.
Password security
Thermo Fisher Scientific strongly recommends that you maintain unique passwords for all accounts in
use on this product. All passwords should be reset upon first sign in to the product. Change passwords
according to your organization's password policy.
It is the sole responsibility of your IT personnel to develop and enforce secure use of passwords.
Overview of the software
The v2.0 software performs the following functions:
• Sets up the OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
Instrument to load OpenArray
™
Plates with samples from 384-
well plates
• Creates sample plate files for 384-well plates, which are used to set up the instrument to load the
OpenArray
™
Plates
• Maps 384-well plates from 96-well plates if samples were prepared in 96-well plates, creating a
384-well sample plate file
• Allows the download of TPF or SPF files from
thermofisher.com/OA-platefiles
• Generates TPF or SPF files from a template
• Generates loaded TPF or loaded SPF files for a compatible real-time PCR system
• Generates OpenArray
™
Plate files in CSV format to import into a compatible real-time PCR system
• Corrects for loading the 384-well sample plate in a reversed orientation with the plate rotation
feature
Installation of or upgrade to OpenArray
™
AccuFill
™
Software v2.0
• Operating system requirement: Windows
™
10. See also “Computer requirements”
.
• New users: download v2.0 software from
thermofisher.com/us/en/home/global/forms/
quantstudio-12k-flex-software-download
. Follow the installation wizard.
• Existing v1.2 software users: see the software release notes for v2.0.
Chapter 1
Product information
About the software
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QuantStudio
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12K Flex OpenArray
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AccuFill
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System User Guide
