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© Agilent Technologies 2002, 2003 Administering Agilent 3070 Systems (MS Windows NT and 2000) 3-15
Chapter 3: Setting Up and Configuring New Systems
Redeeming your Software License
To redeem your software license, perform these steps:
1 Acquire the target controller or test development
system’s hardware (MAC) address.
a Login to the 3070 controller or test development
system as administrator. This must be the system
where you intend to activate the license,
b Open a korn shell window and type lmhostid
-ether
. Hit Return,
c This command will return the hardware or MAC
address for the targeted system. Write down and
save the 12-character string that is displayed after
The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is:
You will need this string in step 2e.
NOTE
The MAC Address (Media Access Control) is a
hardware address that uniquely identifies each
node of a network. Agilent Software Licensing
takes the MAC address and locks the Software
License Key to the targeted system controller or
test development system.
2 Redeem the software entitlement certificate and
receive your license activation key.
a From any computer with internet access, log onto
the Agilent Software Licensing website at
www.agilent.com/find/softwarelicense.
Follow the instructions on the website to redeem
your license. This website has excellent online
help to assist you with redemption of your
software license.
NOTE
If you do not have Internet access or cannot
contact Agilent through this website, contact the
Agilent Customer Support Center at
1.800.447.8378 for assistance.
b In the space provided, enter the Order Number
from the Entitlement Certificate,
c In the space provided, enter the Entitlement
Certificate number. Hit Enter or select Search.
d The next window will provide you with three
options. Select option I. Request license(s)
for one or more software products on one
instrument or host computer
. The next
window will display your order number and
software certificate at the top of the page.