Reading The Mac Address; Configuring The Lan Default Gateway; Configuring The General Network Socket Port - Fluke 8845A Programmer's Manual

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1. From the LAN Port setup menu, press the HOSTNAME soft key.
2. Use the soft keys to set the Host Name as follows:
3. Press the ENTER soft key.
The new Host Name will not take effect until the Meter has been powered down and back
up again using the rear-panel power switch.

Reading the MAC Address

The MAC Address is set at the factory and cannot be changed. To read the MAC
Address:
1. From the LAN Port setup menu, press MORE.
2. Press the MAC_ADDR soft key.
3. Press B to return to the LAN Port setup menu.

Configuring the LAN Default Gateway

The default gateway IP address is the IP address of a gateway (router) attached to the
same network as the device. When the instrument detects that a host computer is not on
the same network (using the network number), the data is sent through the gateway to
reach the host computer.
The default for the Meter is "0" (no gateway, and subnetting is not being used).
To set the LAN Default Gateway:
1. From the LAN Port setup menu, press MORE.
2. Press GATEWAY.
3. To select the digit to adjust, press either <-- or -->.
4. Press the ENTER soft key.
The new gateway address will not take effect until the Meter has been powered down and
back up again using the rear-panel power switch.

Configuring the General Network Socket Port

In order to communicate with each other, a host computer and the Meter must use the
same socket port number. The default port is 3490. Typically, the default port does not
need to be changed. If the socket port must be changed, enter the Socket Port number
supplied by your network administrator.
To change the port:
1. From the LAN Port setup menu, press the MORE soft key.
2. Press the PORT # soft key.
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To select the mask character to adjust, press either <-- or -->.
With the desired digit selected, press the soft key labeled -- to decrement the digit
or ++ to increment the character.
With the desired digit selected, press the soft key labeled -- to decrement the digit
or ++ to increment the character.