Instrument-to-computer connections
W
e support the following direct, networked (LAN– local area network), or Cloud
congurations.
Congurations other than those listed are not recommended. Select a
conguration that meets the needs of your laboratory's instrument, software, and
workow requirements.
IMPORTANT! Do not connect both an Ethernet cable and the W
i-Fi module
(Cat. No. A26774) to the instrument. Conguring the instrument for both wired and
wireless connection can interfere with instrument operation.
Note: For detailed information about netw
orking your instrument, see the
QuantStudio
™
3 and 5 Real-Time PCR Systems IT Checklist (Pub. No. MAN0013738).
Direct configuration option
• A computer provided by Thermo Fisher
Scientific with the QuantStudio
™
Design and Analysis desktop Software
• Computer‑to‑instrument connection:
– Direct, wired connection between the computer and the instrument
using an Ethernet cable
IMPORTANT! A dir
ect instrument‑to‑computer connection
cannot
be combined
with the LAN or the Cloud configurations.
Networked
configuration option
• A computer provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific with the QuantStudio
™
Design and Analysis desktop Software
• The computer and instrument must be on the same subnet mask.
• Computer‑to‑LAN connection
(select an option)
:
– Wired connection to the network using an Ethernet cable –
or
–
– Wireless connection to the network
• Instrument‑t
o‑LAN connection
(select an option)
:
– Wired connection to the network using an Ethernet cable –
or
–
– Wireless connection to the network using the instrument Wi‑Fi module
Thermo Fisher Cloud configuration option
• Internet access and a computer with the Chrome
™
w
eb browser to access the Cloud
• Computer‑to‑Cloud connection
(select an option)
:
– Wired connection to the internet using an Ethernet cable –
or
–
– Wireless connection to the internet
• Instrument‑t
o‑Cloud connection
(select an option)
:
– Wired connection to the network using an Ethernet cable –
or
–
– Wireless connection to the network using the instrument Wi‑Fi module
Supported options
for instrument
and computer
connections
Instrument-to-computer connections
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