R&S ZNB Series User Manual page 792

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R&S ZNB/ZNBT
The registration of a new external switch matrix typically involves the following steps:
1. Connect the switch matrix to your R&S ZNB/ZNBT via USB or LAN.
2. If you have connected switch matrix and VNA to the LAN:
a) Enable "LAN Detection".
b) Select "Scan Instruments".
3. Wait until the switch matrix appears in the table of "Known Devices".
4. Select
If "LAN Detection" fails for some reason (see below for details), the external switch
matrix can also be registered manually:
1. Select "Add Device" to open the "Add External Switchmatrix" dialog (see figure
below).
2. In the "Add External Switchmatrix" dialog:
a) Specify the IP address or hostname of the switch matrix.
b) Select "Identify" to auto-detect the matrix type ("Driver") of the remote switch
Registering a switch matrix is only the first step. To make the external ports available to
the vector network analyzer, the RF connections have to be configured, as described in
Chapter 5.18.5.5, "Switch Matrix RF Connections
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to copy it to the list of configured devices.
matrix.
If the firmware cannot identify the device (e.g. because it is temporarily unavail-
able), select the appropriate "Driver" manually.
GUI reference
Setup softtool
dialog", on page 796.
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