Instrument IP Info/Instrument IP Setup

Instrument IP Info/Instrument IP Setup

Description

The test set supports both IPv4 and IPv6 for IP connection. This page describes how to set up the IP parameters and get the IP information of the test set.

See the related topics at the bottom of this page on how to configure the LAN of the test set, the IPv4 and IPv6 addressing requirements.

Manual Operation: Instrument IP Info can be accessed by first pressing the SYSTEM CONFIG hardkey, go to Control 2 of 2 for the Instrument IP Info (F3) , and then press Instrument IP Setup for the Instrument IP Setup menu. Besides, LAN IP Address , LAN IP Address 2 (Data+) , Subnet Mask and Default Gateway in the Instrument IP Setup menu can also be accessed through Instrument Setup in Control 1 of 2 of SYSTEM CONFIG .

A typical display for the Instrument Setup menu and the Instrument IP Addressing screen is shown as below:

You can view the configured or derived IP information of the test set on the Instrument IP Addressing screen.

   
NOTE
On the Instrument IP Addressing screen, the IPv6 address (IID) for the LAN and LAN 2 are both derived from the MAC address of the test set. Besides, the IPv6 Link Local Prefix is showed as a fixed value.
   

Instrument IP Setup

  • LAN IP Address: sets the IPv4 address of the test set' LAN Port. GPIB example:
     
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:ADDRess '130.015.156.255'"
  • LAN IP Address 2 (Data+): sets the IPv4 address of the test set's LAN 2 Port. Note that this setting is grayed out if your hardware does not support LAN 2 Port. If this setting is not grayed out, please make sure to set it correctly if you want to setup a packet data connection. This setting must not be identical to the LAN IP Address setting, and must be on the same subnet as the LAN IP Address setting. GPIB example: 
     
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:ADDRess2 '130.015.156.255'"
  • Subnet Mask: sets the Subnet Mask of the test set. GPIB example:
     
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:SMASK '255.2.6.200'"
  • Default Gateway: sets the default gateway of the subnet. GPIB example:
     
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:DGATEWAY '130.2.6.200'"
  • IPv6 Prefix, Upper/Lower (Hex)

    This parameter is an 8-digit number in hexadecimal which sets the upper or the lower part of the IPv6 prefix. The full-length IPv6 prefix is showed in the Instrument IP Addressing screen.

    If you leave this parameter blank, the test set will assign an all-zero IPv6 address prefix and an error will be displayed. You can only change the IPv6 prefix when the data connection status is Idle.

    You are not allowed to change the IPv6 prefix of the test set if the IPv6 Router State is On .

    This parameter is stored in the test set's non-volatile RAM and is not affected by power cycle, full preset or save/recall operations. GPIB example:

     
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:ADDRess:IP6:PREFix '2009:8960:8960:8960'"
  • IPv6 Default Router Interface ID, Upper/Lower (Hex)

    The IPv6 Default Router Interface ID identifies the IPv6 default Router to which the test set sends packets. This is similar to the Default Gateway in IPv4. This parameter is an 8-digit number in hexadecimal which sets the upper or the lower part of the IPv6 Default Router Interface ID. The full-length IPv6 Default Router Interface ID is shown in the Instrument IP Addressing screen. GPIB example:

     
OUTPUT 714;" SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DGATeway:IP6:IID '0000:0000:821D:B001'"

  • IPv6 Router State

    This setting is only applicable to the lab application .

    This setting enables or disables the IPv6 router state of the test set.

    If the IPv6 Router State is set to On , the test set acts as an IPv6 router, and the IPv6 servers in the same IPv6 segment will use it as a default IPv6 router to send the IPv6 packets. The IPv6 Router State is set to Off by default.

    Operating Considerations: When you don't need the test set to be an IPv6 router, it is strongly recommended you set the IPv6 Router State to Off . This is because if it is left On, the test set periodically broadcasts a Router Advertisement (RA) message and declares to the whole subnet that it is the default IPv6 router of the subnet. Turning it off can avoid the potential interference of the IPv6 routers and hosts in the same subnet. Besides, very quick back-and-forth operations (for instance a quick On-Off-On switching) is not recommended for this setting.

    GPIB example: 

     
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTEM:COMMUNICATE:LAN:SELF:ROUTER:STATE:IP6 ON"

Related Topics

SYSTem:COMMunicate