Keysight X-Series Analyzer Licensing Options; Fixed Perpetual; Transportable Perpetual - Keysight X-Series Getting Started And Troubleshooting

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Keysight X-Series Analyzer Licensing Options

Keysight X-Series Analyzer Licensing Options
The Keysight UXA Signal Analyzer has two licensing types: Fixed Perpetual and
Transportable Perpetual. These licensing types are available on all existing
measurement applications except the Spectrum Analyzer Measurement Application,
which requires a fixed perpetual license (shipped Standard). Fixed Perpetual licenses
are also required to enable hardware options.

Fixed Perpetual

Fixed Perpetual licenses are the traditional license type (Fixed) with the same
duration (Perpetual) that have been available for all features since the introduction
of the X-Series analyzers. Fixed Perpetual licenses are identified by the "F" in the
second character and "P" in the third character of the option designator:
Example: N9068C-2FP
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 Perpetual

Transportable Perpetual licenses are an optional license type offering deployment
duration which is not fixed to a specific instrument model and serial number.
Transportable Perpetual licenses are identified in the product structure by a "T" in
the second character and "P" in the third character of the option designator:
Example: N9068C-2TP
Transportable Perpetual licenses require a connection to the Keysight server only
for managing the check-in/out of the license. 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.
Unlike Fixed Perpetual licenses which are pre-installed at the factory with new
instrument purchases, Transportable Perpetual licenses require redemption and
installation of the license before the first use. This allows the user to determine on
which instrument to initially install the application license.
It is recommended 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.
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