u For instruments not connected to the internet—Select Member of Work Group, and then
enter a work group name. The work group name is unique to your facility.
7 Select Save.
Set Analysis Configuration
1 From the Manage Instrument screen, select System Configuration.
2 Select Analysis Configuration.
3 Select from the following options to specify a location where data are transferred for subsequent
analysis.
u Select BaseSpace to send sequencing data to Illumina BaseSpace. [Optional] Select the
Output Folder checkbox, select Browse, and navigate to a secondary network location to save
BCL files in addition to BaseSpace.
u Select BaseSpace Onsite. In the Server Name field, enter the full path to your BaseSpace
Onsite server. [Optional] Select the Output Folder checkbox, select Browse, and navigate to a
secondary network location to save BCL files in addition to the BaseSpace Onsite server.
u Select Standalone instrument to save data to a network location only. Select Browse and
navigate to a preferred network location. The control software generates the output folder name
automatically.
u [Optional] Select Use Run Monitoring to monitor the run using visualization tools on
BaseSpace. A BaseSpace login and internet connection is required.
4 If you selected BaseSpace or BaseSpace Onsite, set the BaseSpace parameters as follows.
u Enter a BaseSpace User Name and Password to register the instrument with BaseSpace.
u Select Use default login and bypass the BaseSpace login screen to set the registered user
name and password as the default login. This setting bypasses the BaseSpace screen during
run setup.
5 Select Send instrument health information to Illumina to enable the Illumina Proactive monitoring
service. The name of the setting in the software interface might be different from the name in this
guide, depending on the version of NCS in use.
With this setting turned on, instrument performance data are sent to Illumina. This data helps
Illumina troubleshoot more easily and detect potential failures, enabling proactive maintenance and
maximizing instrument uptime. For more information on the benefits of this service, see
Illumina
Proactive Technical Note (document # 1000000052503)
.
This service:
u Does not send sequencing data
u Requires that the instrument be connected to a network with internet access
u Requires that the instrument be connected to BaseSpace
NOTE
This option is not available for BaseSpace Onsite
u Is turned on by default. To opt out of this service, disable the Send instrument health
information to Illumina setting.
6 Select Save.
BeadChip Scan Configuration
1 From the Manage Instrument screen, select System Configuration.
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