Obtaining a Trial License

To obtain a Trial License, you must:

Obtain the license Host ID of the PC on which the VSA Software is installed.
Request the Trial License from the Keysight 89600 VSA website.

Finding the Host ID

To find the Host ID for the PC on which you have installed Keysight 89600 Software, follow these steps:

Locate the Keysight License Service icon at the right of the Windows Toolbar.

You can find the icon either on the Windows Notification Area:

Or in the notification pop-up, opened by clicking the Show Hidden Icons up-arrow to the left of the Notification Area:
Right-click the License Service Icon to display a selection menu, and select About Keysight License Service.
Click Copy Host ID to copy your PC's Host ID into the Windows clipboard.

For Measurement Hardware (instruments), the Host IDs consist of an Keysight instrument model number and serial number. On a desktop or laptop PC, the default model number is PCSERNO.

Requesting the Trial License

To request Trial License for the PC on which you have installed Keysight 89600 Software, follow these steps:

Go to the Keysight 89601B VSA website at www.keysight.com/find/89601B, select the Software & Trials tab, and follow the instructions to obtain a trial license.
- You will need to provide contact information.
- The requested Host ID is available from the Keysight License Manager in the procedure listed above. If you are accessing the website from the same PC that the VSA software was installed on, you can simply copy and paste the Host ID into the website form.
- You will only be granted one trial license per Host ID.
After you finish requesting the Trial License, check your email for your license file, then go to Installing a Trial License.