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Please always verify that the test set is responding to a new LAN IP Address by pinging the test set.
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If the LAN address is set to a different network class, the subnet mask will change to the default net mask for the new network class.
Last updated: 2014-11-28
The GPIB address is an integer between 0 and 30. The test set comes with a default address of 14 and may be set/queried using the SYSTem subsystem or manually through the system configuration screen by selecting the parameter and changing the number with the knob or the keypad.
The GPIB address is a non-volatile parameter. The GPIB address is not affected by any reset operation and can only be changed by direct access to the parameter itself.
The LAN address is a character string with a maximum of 15 characters and a format of A.B.C. D where A is between 0 and 223 (excluding 127, which is assigned for use as the Internet host loopback address), and B, C, and D are between 0 and 255. No embedded spaces are allowed. The address may be manually set/viewed in the system configuration screen. The LAN address can be set/queried using the SYSTem subsystem.
The LAN address is a non-volatile parameter. The LAN address is not affected by any reset operation and can only be changed by direct access to the parameter itself.
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For convenience the DATA port on the front panel may be configured as a LAN port. When an RJ45 jumper cable, (part number E5515-61160) is connected from the LAN PORT on the rear panel, to the ETHERNET TO FRONT PANEL port also on the rear panel, the user has LAN access from the front panel of the test set. Without the RJ45 jumper cable, the test set connection to a LAN is the rear-panel, LAN PORT connector.
The LAN address cannot be changed when the Operating Mode is set to Active Cell .
The LAN router, (default gateway), is a character string with a maximum of 15 characters and a format of A, B, C, D, where A is between 0 and 223 , and B, C, and D are between 0 and 255, no embedded spaces are allowed. If the default gateway is set to a format not allowed with the LAN address or the subnet mask that have been selected, the default gateway will be set to a null string, indicated by a blank field on the test set display. The address may be manually set/viewed in the system configuration screen. The LAN default gateway can be set/queried using the SYSTem subsystem.
The LAN default gateway is the address of a router that routes messages between networks and or subnets. If this value is not specified, LAN communications will be limited to the network and subnet specified by the LAN IP address and the subnet mask. Your network administrator will know if a default gateway is needed and if so, the address of the router. If the default gateway address is not needed by your network, it may be disabled by entering any of the following values: "0" (zero), "" (null string), "0.0.0.0"
The LAN default gateway is a non-volatile parameter. The LAN default gateway is not affected by any reset operation and can only be changed by direct access to the parameter itself.
The LAN subnet mask address is a character string with a maximum of 15 characters and a format of A, B, C, D, where A , B, C, and D are between 0 and 255. No embedded spaces are allowed. The address may be manually set/viewed in the system configuration screen. The LAN subnet mask address can be set/queried using the SYSTem subsystem.
The subnet mask number combined with the IP address identifies which network and subnet your computer is on. Contact your system administrator for the correct subnet mask for your network.
The subnet mask determines the boundaries between the subnet ID and the host ID.
The LAN subnet mask is a non-volatile parameter. The LAN subnet mask is not affected by any reset operation and can only be changed by direct access to the parameter itself or by changes to the LAN IP Address.
The subnet mask number is obtained from your network administrator.
If the LAN address is set to a different network class, the subnet mask will change to the default net mask for the new network class.
There are two display modes to select from when operating the test set remotely.
Display mode fast
When operating remotely, there is often no need for the display to be updated as measurements are made. Using the fast display mode will increase the speed of the test set when it is operated remotely.
Fast mode is designed for remote use only. The test set returns to track mode if you change to manual operation.
No screen or menu items are visible (except error messages).
Error messages will be displayed in their normal location.
"This instrument is being operated remotely" will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Display mode track
The track display mode is used to allow users to see what the test set is doing while it is being controlled remotely. Track mode is the default mode of the test set.
Any changes made remotely will be updated on the screen if that screen is displayed.
The error message window will be displayed as required when an error occurs.
This parameter allows you to adjust the brightness of the test set's display. The test set's display screen has two brightness settings:
medium brightness
high brightness
This parameter allows you to change the beeper state to on or off. A beep will indicate error conditions caused during manual or remote operation of the test set.
A 100 ms, 1.24 kHz audible tone (beep) is generated when an error message is logged and the beeper state is set to on. If two errors are generated in quick succession, two beeps are generated to indicate that more than one error has been logged.
The test set provides the following time and date settings:
Time - This field provides entry of the local time in hours and minutes. The Universal Coordinated Time field will track changes made to the Time field.
Date - This field provides entry of the local date.
Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) - Also known as Zulu, Greenwich Mean Time, or UCT, this field provides entry of universal time in hours and minutes.
The Time field will track changes made to the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) field.
Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) Date
Time Zone
The Time Zone field provides entry of a time offset to the universal coordinated time (UTC). Based on each new time zone setting and the current UTC, a new local time value is calculated and automatically entered into the Time field.
The Restart on Fatal Error feature provides the ability to configure the test set to automatically restart when a fatal error occurs. Restart on Fatal Error does not apply when a fatal error occurs during the test set's power up sequence.
The Restart on Fatal Error State is retained regardless of whether the test set is restarted manually or through the Restart on Fatal Error feature. The test set's default setting for the Restart on Fatal Error State is Off. If the Restart on Fatal Error State is set to On and a fatal error occurs, the test set prints the fatal error condition on the test set's front panel. The test set then waits 25 seconds before restarting.
The following error message is then displayed on the test set's front panel once the test set completes its power up sequence: " Warning; 8960 has been restarted after a non-recoverable error occurred. "