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Keysight PNA Network Analyzers This manual provides documentation for the following analyzers: PNA (N5221A/B, N5222A/B, N5224A/B, N5225A/B, N5227A/B) PNA-L (N5231A/B, N5232A/B, N5234A/B, N5235A/B, N5239A/B) PNA-X (N5241A/B, N5242A/B, N5244A/B, N5245A/B, N5247A/B, N5249A/B, N5264A/B) Security Features and Document of Volatility...
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1400 Fountaingrove Parkway pursuant to the FAR and the DFARS Santa Rosa, CA 95403 and are set forth specifically in writing elsewhere in the EULA. Keysight shall Technology Licenses be under no obligation to update, A CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It...
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Documentation is updated periodically. For the latest information about these products, including instrument software upgrades, application information, and product information, see the following URLs: http://www.keysight.com/find/pna To receive the latest updates by email, subscribe to Keysight Email Updates: http://www.keysight.com/find/emailupdates Information on preventing instrument damage can be found at: http://www.keysight.com/find/PreventingInstrumentDamage...
Security Features and Document of Volatility Contents 1 Contacting Keysight Sales and Service Offices 2 Products Covered by this Document Determining Installed Options and Processor Assembly Type 3 Security Terms and Definitions 4 Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory...
Keysight representative. N O T E In any correspondence or telephone conversation, refer to the instrument by its model number and full serial number. With this information, the Keysight representative can determine whether your unit is still within its warranty period.
Be sure that all information stored by the user in the instrument that needs to be saved is properly backed up before attempting to clear any of the instrument memory. Keysight Technologies cannot be held responsible for any lost files or data resulting from the clearing of memory.
Products Covered by this Document Determining Installed Options and Processor Assembly Type Determining Installed Options and Processor Assembly Type To determine your instrument’s installed options and processor assembly: 1. From the main menu, select Help > About NA..2. Select More to deterimine the Instrument Options. For more details, see the NA Help.
“Media Sanitization Matrix” in Appendix T of the Defense Security Service (DSS) Assessment and Authorization Process Manual (DAAPM). Secure Erase Secure Erase is a term that is used to refer to either the clearing or sanitization features of Keysight instruments.
Security Features and Document of Volatility Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory This section contains information on the memory components available in your instrument. This chapter contains the following sections: — “Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory” on page 10 —...
Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory The table provides details of the size of each memory component, its type, how it is used, its location, volatility, and the sanitization procedure. See also, “Summary of Volatile Memory”...
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Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory Table 4-1 Summary of Non-Volatile memory Memory Purpose/Contents Data Input Location in Sanitization Component, Method Instrument and Procedure Type and Remarks Size 3. EEPROM These devices contain Via Service Table None board information (name, Routines only.
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Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory Table 4-1 Summary of Non-Volatile memory Memory Purpose/Contents Data Input Location in Sanitization Component, Method Instrument and Procedure Type and Remarks Size The BIOS is a typical PC Via Service A21 CPU board None BIOS used to boot the PNA.
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Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory Table 4-2 EEPROM Board Assembly Details Board Assembly Notes A9 Noise board Only on models with Opt. 029 or H29 A14 Frequency Reference All models board A15 13.5 GHz LO All models (except N526A/B unless it has Option 108) Synthesizer board A16 Signal Processing ADC All models (except Rev 5 or newer on this board)
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Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory Table 4-3 FPGA and CPLD Board Assembly Details Board Assembly FPGA Size CPLD Notes A9 Noise board (Only on models 1 MB Contains no user data with Option 029 or H29) A14 Frequency Reference board Contains no user data (All models)
Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory Disk Drive Partitioning Details of the functions of all partitions are provided in Table 4-4 Table 4-5 below. For the N52xxB models, the instrument’s disk drive is divided at the factory into three visible partitions, labeled C:, D:, and E:, plus a fourth hidden partition.
Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Non-Volatile Instrument Memory CPU Types and Mass Storage See also, “Summary of Volatile Memory” on page 17 and to Table 4-8 on page Table 4-6 CPU Types CPU Type Part Number Drive Part Number Models Remarks 1.6 GHz Pentium M...
Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Volatile Memory Summary of Volatile Memory The volatile memory in the instrument does not have battery backup. It does not retain any information when AC power is removed. Removing power from this memory meets the memory sanitization requirements specified in the “Media Sanitization Matrix”...
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Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory Summary of Volatile Memory Table 4-8 Summary of CPU Volatile memory Memory Purpose/Contents Data Input Location in Sanitization Component, Method Instrument and Procedure Type and Remarks Size SDRAM Main dynamic RAM memory Programmed Turn off DDR2 for processor.
All 3 devices (USB, GPIB, and LAN) can be disabled by using Windows Device Manager. How to Disable USB, GPIB, and LAN — To disable GPIB: disable the device "GPIB Interfaces->Keysight Technologies 82350B PCI GPIB" — To disable host side USB: (this will disable access to keyboards, mice, etc.) can also be done through the Device Manager.
Security Features and Document of Volatility Memory Sanitization and Removal Procedures Memory Sanitization and Removal Procedures This section explains how to clear, sanitize, and remove memory from your instrument, for all types of non-volatile memory that can be written to during normal instrument operation.
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Memory Sanitization and Removal Procedures Table 5-2 EEPROM Memories Description and These memories are used to identify the assemblies (header info) and store option configuration purpose data. Some are also used to hold factory software for FPGAs. The software is loaded when the instrument powers up.
Memory Sanitization and Removal Procedures Instrument Sanitization Procedure Instrument Sanitization Procedure This section includes flowcharts that describe how to sanitize an instrument by physical removal and replacement of the Disk Drive. Application License Key Storage Note that all licensing information is stored in secure storage on one of the mostly-inaccessible assemblies.
Memory Sanitization and Removal Procedures Instrument Sanitization Procedure Procedure Steps below that appear on a yellow background take place in the controlled area. All other steps take place in a non-controlled area. Step Task Receive new instrument from factory. Power up the instrument and verify the Instrument Software Revision. For instructions on how to verify the currently installed Instrument Software Revision, “Is your product software up-to-date?”...
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Memory Sanitization and Removal Procedures Instrument Sanitization Procedure Step Task Remove Disk Drive #1 and retain in controlled area. For details of how to remove the Disk Drive, see “Disk Drive Removal Procedure” on page Physically remove instrument from controlled area. Without the Disk Drive, instrument is sanitized.
Security Features and Document of Volatility Disk Drive Removal Procedure Disk Drive Removal Procedure This chapter describes the procedures for physical removal of the instrument’s disk drive. N O T E Application License keys are stored in EEPROM on the Midplane Assembly (as described in Table 5-2 on page 21).
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Disk Drive Removal Procedure 1. Locate the Processor and Disk Drive Assembly on the instrument’s rear panel, as shown in Figure 6-1. 2. Locate the removable drive, and its retaining thumbscrew, as shown in Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1 Instrument Rear Panel & Processor Assembly 3.
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Disk Drive Removal Procedure Figure 6-2 Removable Disk Drive Unit fully extracted 4. Pull the U-shaped handle attached to the drive unit, to remove the drive from the Processor Assembly, as shown in Figure 6-2. Security Features & Document of Volatility...
Security Features and Document of Volatility User and Remote Interface Security Measures User and Remote Interface Security Measures This chapter discusses options that are available to you to control and configure user and remote access to the instrument, including: — SCPI/GPIB Control of Interfaces —...
1. If you are not currently logged on to the instrument as the Administrator, you must log off. If you are currently logged on to the instrument as the Administrator, and the Keysight PNA application is already running, go to Step 4.
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USB Interfaces Figure 7-1 Windows Log off Control 3. After you have logged on to the instrument as the Administrator, restart the Keysight PNA application. 4. When the PNA application has fully initialized (that is, when the main results view and softkey menu are visible), press the System front-panel key.
Security Features and Document of Volatility Procedure for Declassifying a Faulty Instrument Procedure for Declassifying a Faulty Instrument Even if the instrument is not able to power on, it may be declassified by removing the disk drive from the instrument, using the appropriate procedure as described in “Disk Drive Removal Procedure”...
May be downloaded in PDF format from: https://www.dcsa.mil/Portals/69/documents/io/rmf/DSS_Assessment_and_Authorization_ Process_Manual_Version_2.0.pdf NIST SP 800-88, Revision 1, Guidelines for Media Sanitization National Institute of Standards and Technology. December 17, 2014 May be downloaded in PDF format from: http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-88r1.pdf Additional network analyzer security information is available at: http://na.support.keysight.com/pna/security.html...
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