Preparing for Use
R&S
®
SMBV100A
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To establish a dedicated connection, connect a (crossover) RJ-45 cable between the
instrument and a single PC.
If the instrument is connected to the LAN, the operating system automatically detects the
network connection and activates the required drivers.
The network card can be operated with a 10 Mbps Ethernet IEEE 802.3 or a 100 Mbps
Ethernet IEEE 802.3u interface.
2.6.2 Assigning the IP Address
Depending on the network capacities, the TCP/IP address information for the instrument
can be obtained in different ways.
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If the network supports dynamic TCP/IP configuration using the Dynamic Host Con-
figuration Protocol (DHCP), all address information can be assigned automatically.
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If the network does not support DHCP, the instrument tries to obtain the IP address
via Zeroconf (APIA) protocol. If this attempt does not succeed or if the instrument is
set to use alternate TCP/IP configuration, the addresses must be set manually.
By default, the instrument is configured to use dynamic TCP/IP configuration and obtain
all address information automatically. This means that it is safe to establish a physical
connection to the LAN without any previous instrument configuration.
Risk of network errors
Connection errors can affect the entire network. If your network does not support DHCP,
or if you choose to disable dynamic TCP/IP configuration, you must assign valid address
information before connecting the instrument to the LAN. Contact your network admin-
istrator to obtain a valid IP address.
Assigning the IP address on the instrument
1. Press the SETUP key and select the "Network Settings" dialog.
2. Set the "Address Mode" to Static.
3. Select the "IP Address" and enter the IP address, for example 192.168.0.1.. The IP
address consists of four number blocks separated by dots. Every block contains 3
numbers in maximum.
4. Select the "Subnet Mask" and enter the subnet mask, for example 255.255.255.0.
The subnet mask consists of four number blocks separated by dots. Every block
contains 3 numbers in maximum.
Assigning the IP address manually on a PC
1. Obtain the IP address and subnet mask for the R&S SMBV and the IP address for
the local default gateway from your network administrator. If necessary, also obtain
the name of your DNS domain and the IP addresses of the DNS and WINS servers
Setting Up a Network (LAN) Connection
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