Thermo Scientific QuantStudio 1 - Control and Monitor Networked Instruments

Note: For detailed information about networking your instrument, see the
QuantStudio
™
1 Real-Time PCR System IT Checklist (Pub. No. MAN0018164).
Direct configuration option
• A computer provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific with the QuantStudio
™
Design and Analysis Desktop Software
• Computer‑to‑instrument connection:
– Direct, wired connection between the computer and the instrument
using an Ethernet cable
IMPORTANT! A direct instrument‑to‑computer connection cannot be combined
with the LAN or the Cloud configurations.
Networked configuration option
• A computer provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific with the QuantStudio
™
Design and Analysis Desktop Software
• The computer and instrument must be on the same subnet mask.
• Computer‑to‑LAN connection (select an option) :
– Wired connection to the network using an Ethernet cable – or –
– Wireless connection to the network
LAN
LAN
• Instrument‑to‑LAN connection (select an option) :
– Wired connection to the network using an Ethernet cable – or –
– Wireless connection to the network using the instrument Wi‑Fi module
Thermo Fisher Cloud configuration option
• Internet access and a computer with the Chrome
™
web browser to access the Cloud
• Computer‑to‑Cloud connection (select an option) :
– Wired connection to the internet using an Ethernet cable – or –
– Wireless connection to the internet
LAN
• Instrument‑to‑Cloud connection (select an option) :
– Wired connection to the network using an Ethernet cable – or –
– Wireless connection to the network using the instrument Wi‑Fi module
When the instrument is connected to a network:
• 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.
• Instruments linked to the Cloud cannot be controlled remotely. However, you
can:
– Remotely access the cloud software to create (and analyze) experiments.
– From the instrument, download the experiments and start a run.
– Monitor a run from the Cloud in real time.
Control and
monitor
networked
instruments
Appendix A Install and connect the instrument to a network
Networking
A
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QuantStudio
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1 Real-Time PCR System Installation, Use, and Maintenance Guide