Description
The test set supports both IPv4 and IPv6 for IP connection. This page describes how to set up the IP parameters and get the IP information of the test set.
See the related topics at the bottom of this page on how to configure the LAN of the test set, the IPv4 and IPv6 addressing requirements.
Manual Operation:
Instrument IP Info
can be accessed by first pressing the
SYSTEM CONFIG
hardkey, go to
Control 2 of 2
for the
Instrument IP Info
(F3)
, and then press
Instrument IP Setup
for the
Instrument IP Setup
menu. Besides,
LAN IP Address
,
LAN IP Address 2 (Data+)
,
Subnet Mask
and
Default Gateway
in the Instrument IP Setup menu can also be accessed through
Instrument Setup
in
Control 1 of 2 of
SYSTEM CONFIG
.
A typical display for the
Instrument Setup
menu and the
Instrument IP Addressing
screen is shown as below:
You can view the configured or derived IP information of the test set on the
Instrument IP Addressing
screen.
On the
Instrument IP Addressing
screen, the IPv6 address (IID) for the LAN and LAN 2 are both derived from the MAC address of the test set. Besides, the
IPv6 Link Local Prefix
is showed as a fixed value.
Instrument Setup
-
LAN IP Address: sets the IPv4 address of the test set' LAN Port. GPIB example:
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:ADDRess '130.015.156.255'"
-
LAN IP Address 2 (Data+): sets the IPv4 address of the test set's LAN 2 Port. Note that this setting is grayed out if your hardware does not support LAN 2 Port. GPIB example:
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:ADDRess2 '130.015.156.255'"
-
Subnet Mask: sets the Subnet Mask of the test set. GPIB example:
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:SMASK '255.2.6.200'"
-
Default Gateway: sets the default gateway of the subnet. GPIB example:
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:SELF:DGATEWAY '130.2.6.200'"
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IPv6 Prefix, Upper/Lower (Hex)
This parameter is an 8-digit number in hexadecimal which sets the upper or the lower part of the IPv6 prefix. The full-length IPv6 prefix is showed in the
Instrument IP Addressing
screen.
If you leave this parameter blank, the test set will assign an all-zero IPv6 address prefix and an error will be displayed. You can only change the IPv6 prefix when the data connection status is Idle.
This parameter is stored in the test set's non-volatile RAM and is not affected by power cycle, full preset or save/recall operations. GPIB example:
OUTPUT 714;"SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:ADDRess:IP6:PREFix '2009:8960:8960:8960'"
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IPv6 Default Router Interface ID, Upper/Lower (Hex)The IPv6 Default Router Interface ID identifies the IPv6 default Router to which the test set sends packets. This is similar to the Default Gateway in IPv4. This parameter is an 8-digit number in hexadecimal which sets the upper or the lower part of the IPv6 Default Router Interface ID. The full-length IPv6 Default Router Interface ID is showed in the
Instrument IP Addressing
screen. GPIB example:
OUTPUT 714;" SYSTem:COMMunicate:LAN:DGATeway:IP6:IID '0000:0000:821D:B001'"
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