You can connect one or more instruments to any computer with HTML‑5 compatible browser. Anritsu strongly recommends using Google Chrome, as other browsers do not fully support HTML‑5. The control device may be a laptop, a desktop computer, or a mobile device, including a wide range of tablets and smart phones running Android or iOS operating systems. Note that you cannot download files to an iOS device, for lack of a user-accessible file system in this environment.
Physical connection is established from the instrument’s Ethernet port directly to the computer, or to a LAN or a Wi‑Fi router such as the TP-Link TL-WR802N Wireless Router.
LAN Connection
1. Connect the Ethernet port of the Spectrum Master to your LAN.
2. Press Shift followed by System (8).
3. Press the Status submenu key to display the Status window and take note of the instrument IP address.
Press Esc to close the Status window.
4. If no IP address has been assigned, refer to LAN and DHCP for information on setting an IP address for the instrument. If connecting to another network, we recommend that you request a static IP address from your network administrator to avoid duplicate addresses.
Alternatively, you can set the instrument for dynamic IP addressing using DHCP. Refer to Ethernet Menu. In a long distance network, however, it may be difficult or impossible to determine what the current dynamic address is, after the instrument is in the field.
5. Set instrument parameters as appropriate, such as measurement mode, frequency range, amplitude. You may skip this step and set up the instrument remotely at a later time, after Ethernet connection has been established.
6. Launch the Google Chrome browser on your PC, laptop, or mobile device. Due to compatibility issues with HTML‑5, do not connect using another browser than Chrome.
7. Enter the instrument IP address in the browser address bar to open the Web Remote Control Login page illustrated in Figure: Login Page.
Connection to a Wireless Router
Instead of connecting the instrument directly to a LAN, you can connect it to a Wi‑Fi router. This section documents connection to a TP-Link TL-WR802N Wireless Router as an example.
1. Configure your Anritsu instrument with the following Ethernet settings:
Refer to Ethernet Menu for information on setting the IP address.
2. Using the Ethernet cable included with the router, connect one end to the LAN port and the other end to the test instrument’s Ethernet port.
3. Insert the micro-USB end of the provided cable into the router’s Power port and the Type-A end into one of the USB ports of your test instrument.
4. Connect your PC, laptop, or mobile device to the router via Wi-Fi, using the SSID and pre-programmed password that are printed on the router label. For example:
SSID = TP-LINK_39DE Wireless password = 02850450
5. Launch the Google Chrome browser on your computer. Due to compatibility issues with HTML‑5, do not connect using another browser than Chrome.
6. In the browser address bar, enter the instrument IP address set in Step 1 to open the Web Remote Control Login page illustrated in Figure: Login Page.
If you need to restore the router’s factory configuration:
1. Connect your PC, laptop, or mobile device to the router via Wi-Fi as described in Step 4 of the previous procedure.
2. In the Chrome browser, enter the URL address tplinkwifi.net. You can also log in using one of the router’s default IP addresses, 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.254.
3. Log in to the router using the default credentials:
username: admin password: admin
4. Click Quick Setup.
5. Set the router as an Access Point and click Next until Quick Setup is completed.
6. Review the settings, then reboot the router using the on-screen Reboot button.
7. Enter the instrument IP address in the browser address bar to open the Web Remote Control Login page illustrated in Figure: Login Page.