When you connect the oscilloscope to a LAN it is a good practice to limit access to the
N O T E
oscilloscope by setting a password. By default, the oscilloscope is not password protected.
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Any time you modify the oscilloscope's hostname, it breaks the connection between the
N O T E
oscilloscope and the LAN. You need to re-establish communication to the oscilloscope
using the new hostname.
To establish a LAN connection
Automatic
1 Press [Utility] > I/O.
Configuration
2 Press the LAN Settings softkey.
3 Press the Config softkey; then, turn the Entry knob to select Automatic,
4 If your network provides Dynamic DNS, you can enable the Dynamic DNS
5 You can enable the Multicast DNS option to let the oscilloscope use
6 Connect the oscilloscope to the local area network (LAN) by inserting
Manual
1 Get the oscilloscope's network parameters (host name, IP address,
Configuration
2 Press [Utility] > I/O.
Agilent InfiniiVision 2000 X-Series Oscilloscopes User's Guide
"Setting a Password"
and press the softkey again to enable it.
If your network supports DHCP or AutoIP, enabling Automatic lets the
oscilloscope use those services to get its LAN configuration settings
option to let the oscilloscope register its hostname and use the DNS
server for name resolution.
Multicast DNS for name resolution on small networks without a
conventional DNS server.
the LAN cable into the "LAN" port on the rear panel of the
oscilloscope.
In a few moments the oscilloscope will connect to the network
automatically.
If the oscilloscope does not automatically connect to the network, press
[Utility] > I/O > LAN Reset. In a few moments the oscilloscope will connect
to the network.
subnet mask, gateway IP, DNS IP, etc.) from your network
administrator.
on page 269 to set a password.
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