Establish Ethernet Connection - Viavi AVX-10K Operation Manual

Chapter 2 Setup, Control, and Operation
Establishing Network Connections

2.10.1 Establish Ethernet Connection

You must have an Ethernet LAN cable to establish an Ethernet connection to your
instrument.
1. Using an Ethernet cable, connect the instrument to the LAN:
2. Verify that network connectivity is enabled.
3. Go to the System menu, then press Network. The System Network menu
appears.
4. Select the Ethernet button at the bottom of the menu. Items appear that allow you
to specify settings that are required to connect to the LAN.
5. Select Network Mode and then specify the network mode: IPv4, IPv6, or IPv4/
IPv6 Dual Stack. Depending on the Network Mode, you have one or more additional
settings to specify.
6. Configure the instrument's IP settings to match the LAN settings by doing one of
the
following:
IPv4 Address Mode
DHCP
Static
If you specified IPv6 as your network mode, specify the following settings:
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• Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the AVX-10K Ethernet connector
located on the side panel and connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the
LAN.
If you specified IPv4 as your network mode, specify the following settings:
Use Vendor ID – Enter your Vendor ID if your network requires a Vendor ID.
Use User Class – Enter your User Class if your network requires a User Class
Use Arp Announce – If required, enable Arp Announce to have the instrument
do the Arp announce after the DHCP request.
IPv4 Address – Enter the instrument's IP address.
IPv4 Netmask – Enter the netmask address to indicate whether the packets are
to be routed to other networks or sub-networks.
IPv4 Gateway – Enter the address for the gateway that is used to route packets
that are not on the same subnet.
IPv4 DNS Server – Enter the address of the DNS server.
Shared – Share the IP from another interface (for the multi-interface mode).
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