Internet connectivity
The Ion GeneStudio
™
S5 Food Protection Instrument should be connected to a
network with Internet access. Connecting to the Internet allows you to update your
software and access remote system support easily. Software updates through the
network/Internet are free. If you do not connect your instrument or server to a
network, software updates must be manually installed via USB.
IMPORTANT!
Thermo Fisher Scientific does not support the USB method for
updating software.
Any problems (for example, file corruption, incomplete updates) resulting from
update of the instrument or server using a USB device that require correction of the
faulty update is not covered by your Ion GeneStudio
™
S5 Food Protection System
warranty or any service contract you may have bought. You are required to schedule
an on-site Time and Materials visit by a field service engineer to correct the problem
at your own expense.
In providing outbound access to the Internet from the server, you enable the support
team to provide inbound support. The Ion GeneStudio
™
S5 Food Protection
Instrument runs a remote monitor agent that can provide service personnel with
critical system information, such as installed software versions and instrument
alarms. With your permission, the agent also allows service personnel to access
remotely the Ion GeneStudio
™
S5 Food Protection Instrument, which is required for
system support. Without remote access, service personnel cannot access, view, and
troubleshoot problems regarding machine performance.
Chapter 2
System components
Internet connectivity
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