Set The Instrument Password; Using The Virtual Front Panel - Tektronix KEITHLEY SourceMeter 2600B Series User Manual

Section 3: Instrument description

Set the instrument password

You can change the instrument password from the web interface. The instrument password is used
for access to the instrument from any remote interface. When password usage is enabled by the
localnode.passwordmode command, you must supply a password to change the configuration or
to control an instrument a remote command interface.
When a password is set for the web interface and localnode.passwordmode is set to an option
that requires a password, you cannot make changes using the web interface options Virtual Front
Panel, Flash Upgrade, and TSB Embedded.
The default password is "" (no password).
You cannot retrieve a lost password from any command interface. You can reset the password from
the front panel. Select MENU, then RESET-PASSWORD.
For information on the TSP commands, refer to localnode.passwordmode in the Series 2600B
Reference Manual.
To change the password:
1. Select Set Password.
2. In the Current Password box, enter the presently used password.
3. In the New Password and Confirm New Password boxes, enter the new password.
4. Select Submit.

Using the virtual front panel

The Virtual Front Panel page allows you to control the instrument from a computer as if you were
using the front panel of the instrument. You can operate the instrument using a mouse to
select options.
The virtual front panel operates the same way as the actual front panel except that you cannot switch
the instrument on or off with the power switch.
For information on the front-panel controls, see
To use the virtual front panel, you can use any standard web browser.
You can access the Virtual Front Panel from multiple interfaces and each interface can make
changes. You may need to refresh the browser to see changes made by another interface.
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2600BS-900-01 Rev. A / August 2021
(on page 3-1).