Thermo Scientific Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Pro - Control and monitor networked instruments; Networking guidelines and best practices; Firewall ports that must be open

Control and monitor networked instruments
The following items apply when the instrument is connected to a network:
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Computers on the network that are running the desktop software can control the instrument.
Networked instruments can be controlled by only one computer at a time.
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Instruments linked to the Connect cloud-based platform cannot be controlled remotely. The
following functions can be performed:
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Remotely access the Connect cloud-based platform to create plate files and analyze data files.
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Send plate files to the instrument run queue, then start a run from the instrument.
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Monitor a run in real-time from the Connect cloud-based platform.
Networking guidelines and best practices
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Consult a network administrator before connecting the instrument to a network.
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To enable the full functionality of the software, the computer requires a network connection.
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Open the firewall port for the instruments to be discovered. See “Firewall ports that must be open”
on page 200.
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Observe the restrictions to mDNS and Autodiscovery.
The instrument supports mDNS but only when the instrument and computer share a direct network
connection and are within the same subnet. Network computers that are separated from the
instrument by a router, hub, or another network device may not be able to access the instrument by
its host name.
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Confirm the uniqueness of the instrument name.
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The instrument name must be unique within the subnet. The desktop software can
automatically discover instruments on the link-local network.
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The instrument does not test the uniqueness of the instrument name within the subnet when it
is set.
Firewall ports that must be open
Ports
Condition
80/443
Standard ports for instrument-to-Connect platform and computer-to-Connect
platform connections
mDNS, 7443 Instrument-to-computer connection
mDNS, 5353 Instrument discovery
Appendix B Connect the instrument to a network
Networking
B
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