User guide

Network requirements
The QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Instrument supports IPv4 TCP/IP communication
and provides two methods for integrating the device into a local area network (LAN,
also see “Materials required“ on page 97):
• The fast Ethernet adapter (10/100 Mbps) with a RJ45-type connector on the rear
panel of the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument allows you to connect the device
directly to a standard network port using a standard Category 6 Ethernet cable of
the required length.
• An optional IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless Dongle connected to the QuantStudio
®
3D
Instrument enables a connection to compatible wireless hotspots.
Note: See the documentation accompanying the Wireless Dongle for
compatibility information.
The QuantStudio
®
3D Digital PCR Instrument requires the following if connected to a
network:
• The room where the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument will be deployed must contain
at least one active network jack.
• If the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument will be located more than 10 feet from the
network jack, you must provide a shielded Category 6 Ethernet cable of sufficient
length.
• If dynamic network configuration is not available, a static IP address must be
reserved for the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument.
• The configured DNS server must resolve internet domain names (such as
"apps.lifetechnologies.com/" and "pool.ntp.org").
The names of any local file servers used as data destinations must also be
available through DNS, or optionally WINS.
• If the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument will transfer experiment (.eds) files directly to
the QuantStudio
®
3D AnalysisSuite
™
Software, then the instrument must have
outbound Internet access through port 443/HTTPS to
apps.lifetechnologies.com/quantstudio3d/.
• If the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument will use Network Time Protocol (NTP) for
date/time synchronization, the instrument must have outbound Internet access
through port 123/UDP to the server pool at pool.ntp.org.
• If the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument will transfer experiment (.eds) files to a
Windows
®
-based or SAMBA file server, network credentials must be provided
for authentication.
In addition to the requirements above, if the QuantStudio
®
3D Instrument will be
connected to a wireless network, the access point must support:
• IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless standards
• WEP, WEP-Enterprise, WPA- Personal, or WPA2-Personal security
Appendix D Specifications and Layout
Network requirements
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