Hosts File; Firewall - Thermo Scientific iCAP 7000 Series Manual

iCAP 7000 Series ICP-OES Spectrometer
2.5

Hosts file

For access open All
Programs/accessories/notepad (right
click)/run as administrator
Locate the Hosts file (select all file types).
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
using notepad add at the bottom the
following line:
90.0.0.50 ICPOES_PCB
as shown on the right, save the file and
exit.
NOTE: The host file may already contain a
number of other entries; these must not be
removed or replaced. Simply append to
the end of the existing entries
Note: The Hosts file is required for iTEVA
2.6

Firewall

Any firewalls installed on the PC must be
disabled for the Instrument Ethernet
adaptor. Start->Control Panel>System and
Security>Windows Firewall->Turn
Windows Firewall Off.
Turn off ALL network location settings
(It is possible to customise the firewall
settings and add exceptions to allow the
instrument to communicate. For this it is
suggested to involve the customer's IT
representative).
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On a new installation the hosts file should be empty
and look similar to the following:
Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for
Windows.
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com
127.0.0.1 localhost
90.0.0.50 ICPOES_PCB
Hosts file Set
Firewall Set
Installation Details
# source server
# x client host
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