Applied Biosystems StepOne - Overview

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Chapter 5 Connect the System to a Network
Overview
Applied Biosystems StepOne
™
and StepOnePlus
™
Real-Time PCR Systems
Installation, Networking, and Maintenance Guide
74
Notes
Overview
After installing the Applied Biosystems StepOne
™
or StepOnePlus
™
Real-Time PCR
System
, you can connect the instrument to a local area network to enhance its
functionality.
This chapter describes how to:
• Set up the instrument for use on a network.
• Set up a computer for remote monitoring.
• Test the network connection by engaging the remote monitoring feature.
About Remote
Monitoring
Once the instrument is connected to a network, any computer on the network can use the
remote monitoring feature of the StepOne
™
software to monitor the instrument. During a
run, the remote monitoring feature can provide run status, temperature, and amplification
data as the instrument collects them. See “Monitor the Instrument” on page 82 for more
information on remote monitoring.
IMPORTANT! The remote monitoring feature does not allow you to control of the
instrument. Control of the instrument is limited to the colocated computer when the
system is in a colocated layout, or the instrument touchscreen when the system is in a
standalone layout.
Network Setup
Workflow
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Set up the computer for remote monitoring
1. Connect the computer to the network.
2. Install the StepOne
™
software.
Connect the instrument to a network
1. Define the LAN Port IP settings.
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Test the network connection
1. Enable remote monitoring.
Chapter 3,
Install the Colocated Layout
Chapter 4,
Install the Standalone Layout
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