e*Scope Software for Tektronix Oscilloscopes

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

Using Microsoft Windows:
Download the file escope.exe to a temp directory or to your desktop. Run escope.exe by double clicking on its icon or by clicking start, Run and then browsing to the file location. This will install the escope web pages. Once the pages are installed, open the file index.html with your web browser to access escope.

Using Unix:
Download the file escope.tar to the directory where you would like the escope web pages to reside. Perform a cd to this directory and type the command "tar -xvf escope.tar" to unpack the escope pages. Once the pages are installed, open the file index.html with your web browser to access e*scope.

Using Macintosh:
After downloading the file escope.sit to your desktop an e*scope icon and e*scope folder will appear. In the e*scope folder click on the index.html file or open the file index.html with your web browser to access e*scope.


ACTIVATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Assign your oscilloscope an IP address. The address should contain 4 sets of up to three numbers, separated by periods (i.e. 128.181.240.94). Ask your organization's network administrators for an address. 

2. If your PC is connected to the Internet and your oscilloscope and PC are on the same side of your company's firewall, select either Method 1 or 2. 

Method 1: Basic control option
Enter your oscilloscope's IP address into your Web browser window. This will take you to the e*Scope home page housed in your oscilloscope. Click on the Data tab at the top of the page. From the Data page you can type in commands and control the oscilloscope (see figure 2). 

To control your TDS3000B through its graphical user interface, click the Control tab at the top of the browser window. When you click this tab, your oscilloscope will retrieve the Control Page from http://www.tektronix.com (see figure 4). The Control page is cached on your Web browser, your connection with the Tektronix web site ends, and commands and data go directly between your PC and oscilloscope. 

Method 2: Advanced control option
From your browser, go to http://connect.tek.com/escope. Enter your oscilloscope's IP address (see figure 3). This will take you to the e*Scope home page housed in your oscilloscope. Click the Control tab at the top of the page. Your oscilloscope will then retrieve the Control page, as described in the previous paragraph (see figure 4). The Control page reproduces the oscilloscope's graphical user interface. 

3. If your PC and oscilloscope are on opposite sides of your organization's firewall, see your network administrator to find a suitable solution. The methods described here are commonly used. 

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) makes the external PC appear as if it is attached to the internal enterprise LAN. This allows your network administrators to supervise and control the connection between your oscilloscope and the external computer. 

A Reverse Proxy makes the oscilloscope look like it is outside the firewall. To the external PC, the oscilloscope appears to be on the Internet at a special URL. 

The Port Forwarding approach forwards the port for the server outside the firewall. The oscilloscope's IP address becomes the IP address of the gateway. In some cases, you will need to change the oscilloscope's http port number to one other than its default 80 to prevent conflicts with other Web servers with the same default gateway address.

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