Save and Recall I
nformation
Mounting a Network Drive
Mount a network storage device, such as a PC or a file server, to save setups, waveforms, and screen images directly to
the drive or to recall w aveform s or setups from the drive.
To save to or recall files from a network drive, you must first:
Ensure the time set on the oscilloscope is accurate within 5 minutes of nist.gov for your time zone. (See page 19,
Changing the D ate and Time.)
Enter the appropriate Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset. For Pacific Standard Time UTC offset is -8 hours (-7
hours during daylight savings time). (See page 19, Changing the Date and Time.)
Connect your oscilloscope to the network (See page 25, Connecting Your Oscilloscope to a Computer.)
NOTE. Consult your network administrator for information related to your network.
After the network connection has been established, do the following:
1. Push the Save/Recall Menu button on the front panel.
2. Push File Utilities on the lower menu and select –more–1of2from the resulting side menu. Then select Mount.
3. From the resulting side menu, set the following:
Setting Description
Drive Letter
Select from I: to Z:
Server Name or IP Address
Enter the server name or IP address.
Path
Enter the shared folder path.
For example, to mount an MS Windows PC directory named “C:\Example”, enter
“C$\Example”. The dollar sign enables sharing. No colon is needed.
User Name Enter the network domain and user name.
User Password
Enter the user password. The oscilloscope only displays “*”'s as you type the
password. They are e rased from the screen after OK Accept is pushed.
NOTE. Ensure that file sharing is enabled for the network location.
4. Push OK Accept.
NOTE. To unmount a network drive, push the Save/Recall Menu button on the front panel, then push File Utilities on the
lower menu, then push –more–1of2, and Unmount on the side menu.
NOTE. Any network locations that were mounted when the o scilloscope was powered down will be automatically remounted
when the oscilloscope is powered up. Unmount any network lo cation that you do not want to automatically remount
on power up.
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