Connecting to the
RTSA7550
Connecting to the
RTSA7550
The
RTSA7550
analyzer is a network device and typically all communications with the
RTSA7550
analyzer are via a Gigabit Ethernet connection, either directly to a computer
or across an IP network. The
RTSA7550
analyzer's Gigabit Ethernet connection
provides control and status of the
RTSA7550
using SCPI commands and data using the
VRT protocol.
This section provides instruction for different methods of connecting to the
RTSA7550
via its Ethernet port and obtaining its IP address.
Deciding on Your Network Topology and IP Address Allocation
Note:
To connect with the
RTSA7550
analyzer via its Ethernet port, you must decide on
both the topology of your network connection and how your
RTSA7550
obtains its IP
address.
As illustrated in the following picture, the
RTSA7550
supports any IP network
topology connected via its Ethernet port including:
a direct connection to a computer across an RJ-45 Ethernet cable as per the
Connecting the
RTSA7550
Analyzer Directly to a Computer
section;
a connection across a routed local network, whether on the same subnet or
across different subnets or across a routed wide-area network such as the
Internet, as per the
Connecting to the
RTSA7550
Analyzer Across a Network
section.
The
RTSA7550
analyzer also supports different methods of obtaining its IP address including:
dynamic IP address allocation via the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP), which is applicable to a routed network topology that has a DHCP
server;
dynamic IP address allocation via the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
protocol (otherwise known as Auto-IP), which is applicable for where a DHCP
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RTSA7550
Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer User Guide
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