
Instrument Function
R&S
®
SMB100A
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To access the file system of the R&S
SMB via SMB (Samba)
The SMB (Samba) protocol is an alternative way to access the file system of the instru-
ment form a remote PC, if both the instrument and the PC are connected to a LAN.
1. Connect the instrument and the remote PC to a LAN.
2. Find out the "IP Address" of the instrument:
a) Select "Setup > Environment > Network Settings".
b) Write down the "IP Address" of the instrument, e.g.
10.113.10.105
.
3. On the remote PC, start the Windows Explorer and open the "Map Network Drive"
dialog.
a) Select a valid "Drive", e.g.
W
.
b) In the "Folder" field, enter:
//<"IP Address" of the Instrument>/share
or
//<"Hostname" of the Instrument>/share
, e.g.
//10.113.10.105/share
c) Select "Finish".
A log on dialog opens and requests an user name and a password.
4. Enter the user name and the password of your instrument.
The default user name and password is
instrument
.
Tip:
Default password. The SAMBA/SMB file access use the user
instrument
with
default password
instrument
.
It is highly recommended that you change the user password in the "Security" dia-
log before connecting the instrument to the network!
See
The
/var/user/share
directory of the instrument is mapped to and displayed as
a network drive of the remote PC.
You can access the files in this directory, perform standard function like creating
directory, storing files, etc.
General Instrument Settings