R&S SMA100B - How to Set up Remote Operation from a Smart Device

Network operation and remote control
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b) On an external Windows PC, close the VNC viewer program.
The connection is terminated but not disabled. It can be established again anytime.
In the "Active Connections" tab, the displayed TCP/IP connection disappears.
See Chapter 12.4.5, "How to prevent unauthorized access", on page 373.
13.10.3 How to set up remote operation from a smart device
The R&S SMA100B supports remote operation via VNC from a smart device (remote
client), like a tablet (tablet computer) or a smartphone. The smart device accesses the
instrument via WLAN, either by a suitable App, or an HTML5 web browser, that means
with embedded javascript.
There are several possibilities to establish a WLAN connection between the smart
device and the R&S SMA100B. This section gives an example of how a network envi-
ronment can be built up, and some essential configuration steps.
For more information, see:
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1MA216: Remote Operation of Windows Based Instruments with Apple iPad
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7BM82: Apple iPad Remote Control of Broadcasting T&M Instruments
Example:
Figure 13-9: Example of a network configuration for remote operation with a smart device
As shown in the figure, the R&S SMA100B and the WLAN router are connected to the
LAN router. The smart device accesses the Rohde & Schwarz instrument via the
WLAN router.
Prerequisites
For this network configuration, the following prerequisites must be met:
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The required equipment is:
– A LAN router
Operating the R&S
SMA100B remotely using VNC