What is Easy Activation?

Easy Activation provides a streamlined method to license your Keysight software.

Following a software purchase, you receive an entitlement certificate. If the title of the certificate includes "Easy Activation" then you can use an included code to quickly license your software products. 

Your entitlement certificate also includes instructions to activate your software, and is the authoritative procedure to follow. Read on below for a summary of those steps and view a video demo of Easy Activation.

How to Use Easy Activation

Check that the entitlement certificate you received from Keysight has the words "Easy Activation" in its title. 

Image of Entitlement Certificate for Easy Activation

Your first step is to enter either an Activation code (to activate a specific product) or the Entitlement code (to activate all or any of the products in the order). 

Step 1: Run Keysight Software Manager Utility (KSM-U) and click the Enter Activation Code button. Copy and paste your code into the field (shown below) then click Next. 

Image of Keysight License Manager 5 showing host ID

Using Activation and Entitlement Codes

Step 2: Select the item or items you want to activate, assign a license quantity (if that option is available), then click Next.

Step 3: Check the host ID that will be assigned to the license. You can choose among other options by clicking the pencil icon. If everything looks okay click the Activate Now button. 

Step 4: KSM-U communicates with Keysight and shows the results of the activation request. Click Finish and you are done.
 

What if the PC or instrument I want to license software on is not connected to the internet?

If your PC or instrument is not connected to the internet, then you will use the standard method of requesting a license from the Keysight Software Manager website. 

You will need a host ID to assign to your license. To find this, run Keysight Software Manager Utility and check the top of the Add License view. You will see one or more host IDs listed there. Host IDs fall into these categories:

  • A FlexNet ID (e.g. 10-0bebf1c3). 
  • A Keysight Host ID (e.g. PCSERNO,EG52729749)
  • An ethernet MAC (Media Access Control) address (e.g. 6c02e068d006)

The entitlement certificate you received contains information on which type of host ID is appropriate for the product you purchased. Keysight Software Manager also provides guidance on this topic during the license request process. 

Along with the host ID, you will need the Order Number and Certificate Number from the top of the Entitlement Certificate you received from Keysight. With this information in hand, follow the procedure described in Receive Your License from KSM. 

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