Keysight Licensing Quick Start Guide
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- Kind
- Licensing guide
- Format
- Document id
- 9921-01316
- Applies to
- Edition 2.0, June 2025 (no day given, so no effective date is recorded). Covers KSM-U, Easy Activation, the Keysight License Server and legacy license managers.
- Evidence
- The floating licence server must run licensing software the same as or newer than any client
- Keysight License Server 2025.02 or later is needed for KSM-U 7.6.0 clients
- Floating licences may be single-site, single-region or worldwide and the licence file says which
- Easy Activation needs an internet-connected PC or instrument
- A floating licence activated by KSM-U makes that machine its licence server
- Host IDs tied to docking stations or USB network adapters should be avoided