PNA Computer Properties

The PNA uses a personal computer and a Windows operating system. The following are common tasks that you may need to perform on the PNA computer.

Other Administrative Task Topics

View or change Full Computer Name

Your PNA has a unique computer name that identifies it on a network. To view or change the computer name, you must first minimize the PNA application.

Windows 7

On the desktop, right-click My computer Icon

Click Properties

Scroll down to Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings.

To make changes, click Change Settings.

 

Note: To add your computer to a domain, or to set up the networking configuration, contact your company's I.T. department. This setup is custom for each company.

To restore the PNA application, click PNA Analyzer in the task bar at the bottom of the screen.

Check IP Address

If your PNA is connected to a LAN, you can view the IP address and other networking information.

  1. Minimize the PNA application

  2. Click Start

  3. In the Search field, type cmd, then click OK

  4. At a DOS prompt, type ipconfig /all

Check the amount of RAM

Random Access Memory (RAM) is the amount of working memory in your computer.

The amount of RAM in your PNA may limit your ability to upgrade firmware. See http://na.support.keysight.com/pna/firmware/PNA_support_matrix.doc

To view the amount of PNA RAM, you must first minimize the PNA application.

Windows 7

On the desktop, right-click My computer Icon

Click Properties

The amount of RAM appears under System

Check CPU Speed

The speed of the PNA processor (CPU) is a factor in determining how quickly the PNA processes data. Also, the CPU speed in your PNA may limit your ability to upgrade firmware. See http://na.support.keysight.com/pna/firmware/PNA_support_matrix.doc.

You can see which CPU is in your PNA by comparing your PNA rear-panel with the images at http://na.support.keysight.com/pna/cputype.html.

Or, beginning with PNA Rev. A.09.10, on the PNA click Help, then About Network Analyzer. Learn more.

Or, you can do the following to check your PNA CPU speed:

  1. Minimize the PNA application.

  2. Then do the following:

Windows 7

On the desktop, right-click My computer Icon

Click Properties

The CPU speed appears under System

Check Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) Capacity

To view the capacity of drive space, you must first minimize the PNA application.

Then do the following:

Windows 7

On the desktop, right-click the Start button

Then Open Windows Explorer

In the left pane, click Computer

The amount of free drive space and capacity for each of the partitions appears.

Learn how to determine your HDD part number (Internet connection required).

Set Time and Date

To set the time and date on your PNA, you must first minimize the PNA application.

  1. Move the cursor to the lower corner of the screen

  2. When the taskbar appears, click on the displayed time.

  3. Select Change data and time settings.... This opens the Date and Time dialog box.

  4. Change the date, time, and time zone as appropriate.

To restore the PNA application, click PNA Analyzer in the task bar at the bottom of the screen.

Internal Speaker

There is an internal sound card and speaker in the PNA. However, there is no audio output jack.  

There may be times when you might want to control the speaker volume or turn the speaker OFF, such as when he PNA is generating errors.  Learn more about errors.

To control the PNA speaker volume:

  1. Press System, then Service, then Utilities, then Speaker Volume

  2. Enter a value between 0 (speaker OFF) and 100 (highest volume)