
Instrument Setup
R&S
®
FPC
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User Manual 1178.4130.02 ─ 07
LAN
When you are connecting the R&S
FPC to a wired network (LAN), connect the
R&S
FPC with a standard LAN cable to a LAN port. The LAN port of the R&S
FPC is
on its rear panel.
In case of a wired connection, you have to define several network properties to estab-
lish a network connection.
You can either fetch the R&S
FPC network properties automatically from a DHCP
server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) or manually assign a fixed address. With
manual allocation, a fixed IP address and subnet mask must be assigned to the
R&S
FPC.
MAC address
The MAC address is the unique identifier of the network adapter built into the
R&S
FPC.
You can see the MAC address of your R&S
FPC in a read-only field in the "LAN" cate-
gory of the "Instrument Setup" dialog box.
Using a DHCP server
In networks with a DHCP server, the network automatically allocates the network prop-
erties (IP address, subnet mask and gateway).
1. Press the "Setup" key to open the setup menu.
2. Select the "Instrument Setup" menu item to open the instrument setup dialog box.
3. Select the "DHCP" menu item in the "LAN" category.
4. Select "On" to activate DHCP.
The R&S
FPC automatically writes the network properties in the corresponding
fields ("IP Address", "Subnet Mask" and "Gateway"). This can take several sec-
onds.
Connecting the R&S
FPC to a LAN
If you want to configure the network properties manually, you need a free IP address in
your network that you can assign to your R&S
FPC. Kindly ask your IT system admin-
istrator to provide you with an unused IP address (and the other network information
you need).
1. Press the "Setup" key to open the setup menu.
2. Select the "Instrument Setup" menu item to open the instrument setup dialog box.
3. Select the "DHCP" menu item from the "LAN" category.
4. Select "Off" to deactivate DHCP.
When you turn off DHCP, you can define the "IP Address", "Subnet Mask" and
"Gateway" in the corresponding input fields.
Network Configuration