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Installing the 86100C
Step 10. Install a feature license (Optional)
To install a license
1 On the 86100C, click Utilities > Licenses. Write down the HostID and Serial #
identifiers listed on the displayed dialog box. You will need this information in
the next step.
2 Go to the following web site to obtain your license file. You will need to enter
the HostID and Serial # identifiers for your 86100C. The license file will be sent
to you via email.
www.agilent.com/find/softwarelicense
3 After you receive your license file, copy the file to a memory location that is
available to the 86100C. This could be an external USB device (for example,
flash drive or CD drive) or a network drive.
4 Click Utilities > Licenses. In the Licenses dialog box, click to highlight the
feature that you want to activate. If the feature is not listed, click the <new>
listing.
5 Click Install License for Feature.
6 In the Install New License dialog box, click Browse for License File, find the file,
and then click Install This License File.
Figure 1-17. Install New License Dialog Box
If you don’t have access to browse for the license file, some licenses can be
manually entered by clicking Enter 60 Digit Key Code. (This button may be
unavailable for some licenses.) Manually entering the key code fully fulfills the
installation requirements. Open the license file on your PC using a text editor
such as Notepad. Look for the string SIGN= which marks the beginning of the
60-digit key code, as shown in the following picture. In the Install New License