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R&S
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SMU200A
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- If you need to access drives of the remote PC from the instrument (e.g. in
order to store settings or to copy files from the PC to the instrument), activate
the "Disk drives" option. Windows XP will then map drives of the remote PC
to the corresponding network drives. When a connection is established, a
warning is displayed on the PC indicating that the drives are enabled for
access from the instrument.
- To use printers connected to the remote PC while accessing them from the
instrument, activate the "Printers" options. Do not change the remaining set-
tings.
● On the "Display" tab:
- Under "Remote desktop size", set the size of the R&S SMU window on the
desktop of the remote PC.
- Activate the "Display the connection bar when in full screen mode" option.
A bar showing the network address of the instrument is displayed on the
screen which you can use to reduce, minimize or close the window.
● On the "General" tab:
You can save the connection settings for later use using the "Save As" button.
Terminating Remote Desktop Control
A Remote Desktop connection can be terminated either on the R&S SMU or on the
remote PC. The connection can be established again any time as long as remote control
is enabled on the instrument. Consider the notice above concerning unauthorized access
due to Remote Desktop!
1. To terminate the connection on the instrument, click "Disconnect" in the remote-con-
trol message menu of the R&S SMU.
2. To terminate the connection on the remote PC, close the "Remote Desktop" window,
or select "Start > Disconnect".
Disabling Remote Desktop Control
To disable the remote access, deactivate the Remote Desktop on the instrument.
► Under "Remote Desktop", disable the "Allow users to connect remotely to this com-
puter" option and confirm with "OK".
The connection is disabled, it is no longer possible to access the instrument via
Remote Desktop.
2.7.3 Remote Access via Ultr@VNC
Ultr@VNC is an application which can be used to access and control the instrument from
a remote computer through a LAN connection. The program is included in operating sys-
tem Linux/Unix. It is available as a free-of-charge download on the internet for operating
system Window XP (http://www.uvnc.com/download/index.html).
Remote Access via an External Controller
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