Keysight M8920A, Getting Started Manual

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Step 3 -Install the Software
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Configuring Network and USB Licenses
The Keysight Floating License Manager must be used to configure the Network or
USB Portable licenses before the licenses can be used. An instrument can be
configured for Network or USB Portable licenses or both. To set up USB Portable
licenses, in the Keysight Floating License Manager select “Start a floating license
server with a license file” and add files containing the USB Portable licenses desired.
To set up Network licenses, in the Keysight Floating License Manager select
“Connect to a floating license server” and enter the network server’s name preceded
by the “@” character (example: “@myserver”). To set up both Network and USB
Portable license, first configure the USB Portable license, then configure the Network
licenses, but append “;@localhost” to the server name (example:
“@myserver;@localhost”). Whenever the configuration is changed, the X-Series
software must be restarted.
Licensing New Measurement Application Software - After Initial
Purchase
Additional measurement application software can be ordered after your initial
purchase of the signal analyzer. Software upgrades are provided in a kit that includes
an option based Entitlement Certificate and a license agreement. The licenses are
downloaded from the license Web site onto a USB storage device so they can be
loaded into the instrument.
For all software upgrades, we recommend that the latest version of the instrument
software be installed. This ensures that the measurement application being licensed
and activated is installed and is the most current version.
The latest revision of the software may be downloaded from:
http://www.keysight.com/find/xseries_software
A license key is usually for one Host ID only. The Host ID for Fixed and Transportable
is "PCSERNO", for Network it is the server's MAC address, and for USB Portable it is
the USB Dongle's number (printed on the dongle).
No calibration is required after a measurement application
installation.
Fixed license installation over USB
1. Follow the instructions on the Certificate to redeem the Option Upgrade Enti-
tlement Certificate.
2. After redeeming your Option Upgrade Entitlement Certificate, you will receive
an e-mail with an attached License file.
3. Save the . lic file to the root directory of the USB storage device.
4. Connect the USB storage device to one of the controller USB ports.