Keysight M8920A, Getting Started Manual

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Step 3 -Install the Software
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Fixed Licenses
Fixed licenses are the traditional license type with the same duration that have been
available for all features since the introduction of the X-Series analyzers. Fixed
licenses are identified by the “F” in the second character and a “P” or an "L" in the third
character of the option designator:
Example: N9093EM0E-1FP or N9093EM0E-1FL
A license key is instrument model and serial number dependent. You can only install
the license key on the specific instrument for which it was created.
Transportable Licenses
Transportable licenses are a type of license offering deployment duration that is not
fixed to a specific instrument model and serial number. Transportable licenses are
identified in the product structure by a “T” in the second character and a “P” or an "L"
in the third character of the option designator:
Example: N9093EM0E-1TP or N9093EMOE-TL1
Transportable licenses require a connection to the Keysight server only for managing
the transfer of the license to and from the instrument. The connection to the Keysight
server may be via the instrument itself or an external PC. The Keysight licensing
server also provides for storage of unused licenses that have been transported off
instruments but are awaiting assignment to new instruments. The server will limit the
number of transports per 30 day period per application license to 10.
Transportable licenses require redemption and installation of the license before the
first use. This allows you to determine on which instrument to initially install the
application license.
We recommend that instruments be at the same instrument software release to
ensure the latest code is available on each instrument so that the user experience is
identical between instruments. This is particularly important when transporting the
license for a newly-released application, which may only be available in the latest
software release.
Network Licenses
Network licenses are available over the customer’s network from a server the
customer configures. Network licenses are identified in the product structure by an
"N" in the second character and either a "P" or an "L" in the third character, indicating a
term of either Perpetual or 1 year (12 months), respectively.
Example: N9093EM0E-1NP
The server has a count for each license and will only allow instruments to “check-out”
a license up to that count. Once the count is reached for a specific license, further
check-outs fail until one of the licenses is checked back in to the server. Therefore, it