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Installing the License in a PSG Signal Generator

Before installing the license file, save a backup copy in a safe place.

To install the license file in your signal generator, follow the procedure below for your connection type.

Using Keysight License Manager

The Keysight License Manager software requires a LAN connection between the PC on which it is installed and the PSG signal generator. If your equipment cannot be connected through a LAN, install the license using a GPIB connection and SCPI commands.

  1. If you do not have Keysight License Manager installed on your PC, you can download it at no charge from the following website: http://www.keysight.com/find/licensemanager.

  2. Establish a LAN connection between the PC running the Keysight License Manager software and the PSG signal generator, as described in Equipment Setup and Connection.

  3. Copy the license file to your PC. The license file has a .lic extension, and is attached to the email message you received when you redeemed your license. In this example, the license file E8267D-US70000654.lic is placed in a folder named E8267D. 

  4. Obtain the hostname or IP address of your signal generator. Press Utility > GPIB/RS-232 LAN > LAN Setup on the signal generator front panel. The hostname and IP address are displayed, as shown below.

  5. On your PC, start the Keysight License Manager software. Click Start > All Programs > Keysight License Manager > Keysight License Manager.

  6. In the Keysight License Manager main window, click File > Connect... to open the Connect to host system(s) dialog box.

  7. In the Connect to host system: field, enter either the hostname or the IP address of the signal generator obtained in Step 4.

  8. Click OK. The instrument address and its installed licenses appear in the tree view (left pane). The right pane displays additional information for each license. (See the Closeddrop-down figure.)

  9. Click File > Install License(s)... to open the Install License File(s) dialog box.

  10. Use the Install License File(s) dialog box to navigate to the location where you placed the license file (*.lic) in Step 3.

  11. Select the desired license file and click Open.

  12. Wait for a message to appear, informing you that the license has been successfully installed in the signal generator.

    Refer to the Keysight License Manager online help for more information about using the software.

Using GPIB and SCPI Commands

If you are unable to establish a LAN connection between your PC and your signal generator, you can manually install the license using a GPIB connection and the Keysight Connection Expert software (or another command line tool).

This method can be used for perpetual licenses only. To install or move a transportable license, you must use the Keysight License Manager software on a PC connected to your signal generator through LAN.

  1. Copy the license file to your PC. The license file is attached to the email message your received when you redeemed your license.

  2. On your PC, start the Keysight Connection Expert software. Click Start > All Programs > Keysight Connection Expert. If you do not have Keysight IO Libraries Suite installed on your PC, you can download it from www.keysight.com/find/iolib.

    If you are not using Keysight Connection Expert, start your command line tool and proceed to step 5.

  3. Select your signal generator, as shown below. If there are a lot of instruments connected to the network, you can use the Filter Instruments field to narrow your search.

  4. Click Send Commands To This Instrument to open the Keysight Interactive IO window.

  5. Open the license file you copied to your PC in Step 1 using Microsoft Notepad, or a similar text editor that creates plain, ASCII text files. Do not use a word processor such as Microsoft Word.

  6. Using the text editor, select and copy the license file text.

  7. Type the following SCPI command into the Command: field in the Keysight Interactive IO window, pasting the license file text you copied in Step 7 at the <license_line> location in the command.

    :SYST:LIC:INST "<license_line>"

  8. Click the Send Command button to send the command, or the Send & Read button to send the command and read the response in the Instrument Session History displayed at the bottom of the window.