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User and Remote Interface Security Measures
USB Interfaces
Microsoft AutoRun Patch
There is a defect in Windows XP that compromises the ability to disable AutoRun. This defect has been fixed
by a patch from Microsoft, as described in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID: 967715.
This patch has been included in new instrument shipments from the factory since revision A.03.00.
After the patch has been applied, there will be a Registry entry at:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\HonorAutoru
nSetting with a default value of 1.
More Information
The following Wikipedia articles provide more information about AutoRun and AutoPlay:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoRun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoPlay
Configuring USB for Read-only
A convenient mechanism is provided to set the instrument’s USB interfaces to read-only, thus preventing
transfer of files from the instrument onto USB devices.
You can change this setting only when you are logged on as the Administrator. For details of how to log on to
the instrument as the Administrator, see the Agilent MXE EMI Receiver: Getting Started & Troubleshooting
Guide. To change the setting, do the following:
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 Agilent XSA application is
already running, go to Step 4.
The log-off procedure executes more quickly if you first exit the Agilent XSA application, but you can also
log off without exiting the application.
2. To log off, select Log Off from the Windows XP Start menu (as highlighted in Figure 8-3 below), then click
Log Off in the Log Off Windows dialog that appears.
Figure 8-3 Log Off Button in Windows XP Start Menu
3. After you have logged on to the instrument as the Administrator, restart the Agilent XSA application.
4. When the XSA application has fully initialized (that is, when the main results view and softkey menu are
visible), press the System front-panel key.
5. From the System softkey menu, select: More > Security > USB.
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