Configuring the Interface
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Series N6700 User’s Guide
Obtain DNS
server from
DHCP
Automatically gets the address of the DNS server on
your network if you have enabled DHCP in the IP
menu.
Use the
following
DNS server
Select this item if you are not using DHCP or need to
connect to a specific DNS server.
DNS server
Lets you manually enter the address of the DNS
server. Contact your network administrator for the
server address to use.
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The instrument is shipped with a unique host name. If you
want to change the host name, you should do so before you
connect the instrument to the network. Otherwise, the
original host name may be cached in the network for up to
several hours. To change the Host name, select:
System\Interface\LAN\Name
. The following parameters
can be configured:
Host name
Enter a Host name for your instrument in this field.
The Host name is the host portion of the domain
name, which is translated into an IP address. Use the
navigation keys to enter an alpha character. Use the
up/down navigation or arrow keys to select a letter
from the alphabetic choices as you scroll through the
selections. Use the number keys to enter a number.
Use Dynamic
DNS naming
service
Registers the Host name using the Dynamic DNS
naming system.
Use NetBIOS
naming
service
Registers the Host name using the NetBIOS naming
protocol.
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Some dynamic DNS servers require an instrument to register
not only the Host name, but also the domain name. To set the
Domain name, select:
System\Interface\LAN\Domain
.
Domain name
Enter a Domain name for your instrument in this
field. The Domain name is translated into an IP
address. Use the navigation keys to enter an alpha
character. Use the up/down navigation or arrow keys
to select a letter from the alphabetic choices as you
scroll through the selections. Use the number keys to
enter a number.
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To configure the TCP settings, select the following menu
commands:
System\Interface\LAN\TCP
. The following
parameters can be configured:
