Keysight Technologies M8000 Series Getting Started Manual

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Keysight M8040A High-Performance BERT Getting Started Guide 41Basic Setup for M8040A 2Installing M8070A-0TP License (not required for M8040A-BU1)The following procedure shows how to redeem and install an M8070Alicense on a dedicated host computer.1 Locate the Software License Entitlement Certificate.2 Follow the instructions on the Software License EntitlementCertificate to redeem your license.3 You will receive a license file (in an email). The file has the suffix .lic.4 Follow the instructions in the email to complete the installation of thelicense file.5 In the M8070A software interface, verify that the license has beeninstalled by selecting Utilities > Licenses... then viewing the licensestatus in the Installed column.Installing Temporary License (Trial License) for the M8000 SeriesA temporary (trial) license differs from the perpetual license in a way that ithas an expiration date. These licenses are typically provided at no chargefor evaluation of new functionality that is licensed. Also, rental companiesmay use the trial licenses to enable a certain functionality for a limitedtime-frame.A temporary (trial) license can be of the following two types:• 30 days free trial license - The 30 days free trial license for the M8000Series of BER Test Solutions can be downloaded using the followingweblink:http://www.keysight.com/main/editorial.jspx?cc=IN&lc=eng&ckey=2624767&nid=-32914.1100508&id=2624767• 9 months DST license - The DST license can only be ordered by rentalcompanies and distributors.The following procedure shows how to redeem and install a trial license ona dedicated host computer.1 Locate the Software License Entitlement Certificate.2 Follow the instructions on the Software License EntitlementCertificate to redeem your license.3 You will receive a license file (in an email). The file has the suffix .lic.4 Follow the instructions in the email to complete the installation of thelicense file.5 In the M8070A software interface, verify that the license has beeninstalled by selecting Utilities > Licenses... then viewing the licensestatus in the Installed column.