Fluke 2686A, 2680A manual Reviewing and Setting the General Network IP Address

Models: 2686A 2680A

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Getting Started

Configuring the 268XA

Reviewing and Setting the General Network IP Address

Perform the procedure below to review or set the device’s general network Internet Protocol (IP) address.

General Network IP Address Enter the IP Address supplied by your network administrator for each BCN. The format is four 3 digit segments: IP0.IP1.IP2.IP3.

Table 6. Reviewing and Setting the General Network IP Address

￿Press the COMM key to review the network settings, or press and hold the COMM key for 3 seconds to set the network settings.

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Press the up/down arrow keys until nEt (Network) appears in the primary

display (comm appears in the secondary display).

Press the ENTER key. nEt appears in the secondary display and ISo (isolated network) or gEn (general network) is in the primary display.

To set the network type, press the up/down arrow keys to

select gEn.

Press the ENTER key. (Pressing any other key will cancel set operations.) This displays the current Socket Port.

￿Press the ENTER key. This displays the first digit of the 12 digit Internet Protocol address (grouped into four 3 digit segments: IP0 . IP1 . IP2 . IP3).

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Press the left/right arrow keys to select the desired number in each segment.

The selected digit is highlighted and the segment, for example, IP2, appears.

Press the up/down arrow keys to select the desired number, 0 to 9, for the

positioned IP digit. In this manner, select all 12 IP digits.

Press the ENTER key to enter the settings and exit the procedure. (Pressing any other function key will cancel set operations.).

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Fluke 2686A, 2680A manual Reviewing and Setting the General Network IP Address

2686A, 2680A specifications

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