Agilent Technologies Infinium DCA 86100A, Service Manual

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General Information
Software License Maintenance, 86100C
Software License Maintenance, 86100C
On the 86100C DCA, additional measurement capabilities or features can be enabled with the
installation of a software license. Option 100, Jitter Analysis, is an example of an added feature.
Agilent Software Licensing provides a web license redemption facility on the Internet that
enables customer license redemption. The system also provides a centralized licensing data
repository with administrative, factory, and support interfaces on the Agilent Intranet. ASL is
developed and maintained by the Global Software Distribution Center (GSDC).
In the case of instrument repair where the hard drive or motherboard is replaced, or if the license
has become invalid, the original licence may need to be replaced or regenerated.
When a software license is purchased, the owner receives a Software Entitlement Certificate
from Agilent. A certificate number and an Agilent order number is printed on the entitlement
certificate.
Redemption of the entitlement certificate at an Agilent web site provides a license key or file
which is used to unlock the software option in a specified DCA. The license key is derived from
the Host ID number (MAC address) which resides on the DCA motherboard.
The following information is required to redeem the certificate for a license:
• Entitlement Certificate Number (from Entitlement Certificate)
• Order number (from Entitlement Certificate)
• DCA serial number (on 86100C click Utilities, License)
• Host ID number (on 86100C click Utilities, License)
• E-mail address
ASL will generate a license key contained within a file, and E-mail the license file to the owner
within a few minutes of submittal.
General Requirements
for Maintaining
Software Licenses: • Access to the world wide web
• Log in capability at ASL
• External memory device such as USB flash drive, USB CD drive, or network drive
• 86100C Serial Number
• 86100C Host ID Number
Hard Drive Failure Query License Data
When the 86100C hard drive is replaced or a license file or key is inadvertently removed, the
original license data can be queried and retrieved by accessing the ASL license database.
After a hard drive failure it may not be possible to know what software options were previously
installed on the 86100C. Checking the options sticker on the rear panel of the instrument might
not show all of the options. In some cases the software option may have been retrofitted into the
instrument after the original purchase. Always check the ASL web site to see which options are
associated with the instrument after a hard drive replacement.
To obtain the license key or confirm which options are installed on an 86100C, visit the ASL
web site at: