System:communicate:lan:dhcp - Keysight Technologies 6811C Programming Manual

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SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DHCP

Disables or enables instrument's use of DHCP. The acronym DHCP stands for
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for assigning dynamic IP
addresses to networked devices. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a
different IP address every time it connects to the network.
– ON: Instrument tries to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. If a DHCP
– OFF or DHCP unavailable: Instrument uses the static IP address, Subnet Mask,
Most corporate LANs have a DHCP server. The SYSTem:SECurity:IMMediate sets
this parameter to its default value.This setting is non-volatile; it is not changed by
power cycling, *RST, or SYSTem:PRESet.
If you change this setting, you must send SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:UPDate to
activate the new setting.
Returned parameters 0 | 1
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server is found, it assigns a dynamic IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default
Gateway to the instrument.
and Default Gateway during power-on.
Command syntax SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DHCP <bool>
Parameters 0 | 1 | OFF | ON
Examples
SYST:COMM:LAN:DHCP 1
Query syntax SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DHCP?
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