The Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Food Protection Instrument should be connected to a
network with internet access. Connecting to the Internet allows you to update your
software and access remote system support easily. Software updates through the
network/Internet are free. If you do not connect your instrument or server to a
network, software updates must be manually installed via USB.
IMPORTANT! Thermo Fisher Scientic does not support the USB method for
updating software.
Any problems (for example, le corruption, incomplete updates) resulting from
update of the instrument or server using a USB device that require correction of the
faulty update is not covered by your Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Food Protection System
warranty or any service contract you may have bought. You are required to schedule
an on-site Time and Materials visit by a eld service engineer to correct the problem
at your own expense.
In providing outbound access to the Internet from the server, you enable the support
team to provide inbound support. The Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Food Protection
Instrument runs a remote monitor agent that can provide service personnel with
critical system information, such as installed software versions and instrument
alarms. With your permission, the agent also allows service personnel to access
remotely the Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Food Protection Instrument, which is required for
system support. Without remote access, service personnel cannot access, view, and
troubleshoot problems regarding machine performance.
To enable full support, the Ion Torrent™ Server must have outbound internet access
(ports 22, 80, and 443) and be behind an appropriately congured rewall. Although
not recommended, you can enable access to the Torrent Browser (the web server
running on the Ion Torrent™ Server from the Internet). If you provide such access, you
must restrict access to the server using HTTP and AUTH rewall rules, or a
combination of the two. Implementing and maintaining such restrictions is the
responsibility of your server administrator and not of Thermo Fisher Scientic.
When preparing for system installation, you must plan the layout of your laboratory
to accommodate library and template preparation activities, in addition to those
related to chip preparation and sequencing. This section describes the stations
involved in the sequencing workow and the basic laboratory layouts.
Layout of instruments and equipment
When designing your PCR laboratory layout, follow good laboratory practices to
ensure reliable and contamination-free PCR results. Pay particular aention to the
need to separate the areas for pre- and post-PCR activities. Isolating the amplicon
source, separating pre-PCR from post-PCR activities, and dedicating laboratory
supplies and/or equipment to each space can signicantly reduce the potential for
contamination.
You can deploy the system in both one- and two-room laboratory congurations. The
two-room layout is highly recommended due to the protection that it aords against
contamination. However, the suboptimal one-room layout produces acceptable results
when proper precautions are observed.
Internet
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Planning the
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