3.2 Network AccessMeasurements are stored in D:\My Documents\My PolarizationNaviga-tor Files and D:\My Documents\My PolarizationNavigator History.You can access these files from a remote computer by using the Win-dows Explorer, the Internet Explorer or an FTP client. When connectedthrough a local area network, you can use the instruments name, whichconsists of its type and its serial number to access the folders, e.g.:ftp://a2000-04400001/Measurements/ftp://a2000-04400001/History/When connected through the internet, you have to use the IP address ofthe instrument to access the folders, e.g.ftp://192.168.0.1/Measurements/ftp://192.168.0.1/History/You can find the IP address of the instrument by using the correspondingpolarizationNAVIGATORTM function from the Tools menu or by runningthe ipconfig command from the command prompt if you have a keyboardconnected.For accessing these folders, you have to login with with the followinginformationUser: AdministratorPassword: sphere3143.3 Remote ControlThe AXXXX-B3/R3 can be controlled remotely. Doing this you caneither use the Remote Desktop Connection tool of Windows XP or a web-interface based on an Active-X control. The AXXXX-B3/R3 is configuredto listen for remote access requests. Routers and Firewalls have to beconfigured to allow TCP port 3389 for Remote Desktop access and TCPport 80 for the web based interface.3.3.1 Remote Desktop Connection ToolOn the computer from which you want to remote-control the instrumentopen the start menu and run Programs→Accessories→Communications→Remote Desktop Connections. In case the instrument is in the same localnetwork it can be adressed by the instrument’s name, which contains theinstrument type and the serial number of the instrument (e.g. A2000-04400001). If the instrument is not in the same local network, youhave to enter the IP adress of the instrument instead of it’s name. Youthen are prompted with the remote login screen and have to login asadministrator.User: AdministratorPassword: sphere3143.3.2 Web-InterfaceYou can use the internet explorer to connect to the IP adress of theinstrument at port 80 and choosing the subfolder called AdaptifRL (e.ghttp://192.168.1.1:80/AdaptifRL). For using the remote control accessyou need a certain Active-X plugin provided by Microsoft, which will beinstalled automatically if not installed already.22 A1XXX/A2XXX/A3XXX User Guide
