Tektronix AWG5012 User manual

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Instructions
AWG5000 Series
Arbitrary Waveform Generators
Declassification and Security
071-2086-00

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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Clear and Sanitize Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Memory Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Media Storage and Data Export Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Built-In Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to Clear or Sanitize a Non-Functional Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to Recover from Clearing or Sanitizing the Instrument’s Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Preface
This document helps customers with data security concerns to sanitize or remove
memory devices from the AWG5000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators.
These products have data storage (memory) devices and data output devices (USB
ports). These instructions tell how to clear or sanitize the memory devices and
disable the data output devices, (if possible). The instructions also tell how to
declassify an instrument that is not functioning.
Products The following Tektronix products are covered by this document:
AWG5012 and all options
AWG5014 and all options
AWG5002 and all options
AWG5004 and all options
Related Documents AWG5000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Service Manual, Tektronix
part number 071-2083-XX, available on the Tektronix Web site at
www.tektronix.com/manuals
AWG5000 Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Hard Disk Drive Assembly
Installation Instructions, Tektronix part number 075-0927-XX, available on
the Tektronix Web site at www.tektronix.com/manuals

Preface
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Terms The following terms may be used in this document:
Clear. This removes data on media/memory before reusing it in a secured area. All
reusable memory is cleared to deny access to previously stored information by
standard means of access.
Erase. This is equivalent to clear.
Media storage/data export device. Any of several devices that can be used to
store or export data from the instrument, such as a USB port.
Nonvolatile memory. Data is retained when the instrument is powered off.
Power off. Some instruments have a “Standby” mode, in which power is still
supplied to the instrument. For the purpose of clearing data, putting the instrument
in Standby mode does not qualify as powering off. For these products, you will
need to either press a rear-panel OFF switch or remove the power source from the
instrument.
Remove. A physical means to clear the data by removing the memory device from
the instrument. Instructions are available in the product service manual.
Sanitize. This eradicates the data from media/memory so that the data cannot be
recovered by other means or technology. This is typically used when the device
will be moved (temporarily or permanently) from a secured area to a non-secured
area.
Scrub. This is equivalent to sanitize.
User-modifiable. The memory device can be written to by the user during normal
instrument operation, using the instrument’s user interface or remote control.
Volatile memory. Data is lost when the instrument is powered off.

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Clear and Sanitize Procedures
Memory Devices
The following tables list the volatile and nonvolatile memory devices.
Table 1: Volatile memory devices
Type and
minimum size Function
User
modifiable Data input method Location Process to clear
DDR2 SRAM
64 M x 64 bits
Microprocessor
system memory
Yes Written by processor
system
Micro-ATX board Remove the power source
from the instrument for at
least 20 seconds.
Pipelined SRAM
2 M x 36 bits
Waveform memory
for holding
waveforms to
generate
Yes Written by processor
system
AWG1G board Remove the power source
from the instrument for at
least 20 seconds.
Table 2: Nonvolatile memory devices
Type and
minimum size Function
User
modifiable1Data input method Location Process to sanitize
Removable hard
drive
Holds user-storable
data such as
waveforms and
instrument settings.
Yes Firmware operations Removable hard
drive slot on rear
panel
Remove the hard drive and
store it in a secure area or
destroy it. When it is
removed, no user data
remains in the instrument.
(See page 4, Removable
Hard Drive.)
EEPROM
64 K
Contains model
configurations and
calibration data.
No Not accessible MIO board Not applicable
Flash,
128 K x 8 bits
Contains Video
BIOS for the LCD
display.
No Not accessible MIO board Not applicable
EEPROM
4 K
Contains MAC
address for TekLink.
No Not accessible MIO board Not applicable
(See page 3, To D is a bl e
TekLink Using the Windows
Device Manager.)
EEPROM
4 K
Contains PCI Bus
configurations.
No Not accessible MIO board Not applicable
EEPROM
64 K
Contains count for
actuation of relays.
No Not writable OUT1G board Not applicable
1. During normal instrument operation.

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Disabling USB and CD-RW
Capability
The following instructions give a method to disable the built-in USB and CD-RW
capability. Using the BIOS disables the devices for DOS programs, while the
Windows Device Manager disables the devices for Windows programs. These
procedures disable both USB and the CD-RW to prevent their use.
To Disable USB and CD-RW for Windows Using the Windows Device Manager.
1. Connect a PS2 mouse and a PS2 keyboard to the instrument before powering
on (because USB will be disabled).
2. Log on to the instrument as an administrator.
3. From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, and then select System.
4. Select the Hardware tab.
5. Click Device Manager.
6. Expand the Universal Serial Bus controllers entry by clicking the + next to it.
7. Double-click the first USB Root Hub entry.
8. Select the Power tab.
9. If the Device Description is anything other than Generic USB Hub (4 ports),
click the General tab, and select Do not use this device (disable) in the Device
Usage drop-down list.
10. Click OK.
11. Repeat steps 7 through 9 for each USB Root Hub shown in the Device Manager
window.
12. Expand DVD/CD-ROM drives in the Device Manager window.
13. Right-click TEAC DW-224E-C, and select Disable.
14. Reboot the instrument to make the changes effective.
15. We suggest that you password-protect the Windows Administrator account
and set up Guest accounts for end users so that these changes cannot be easily
reversed.
NOTE. If you disable the USB, CD-RW, and LAN in the following procedures, you
cannot write new firmware to the hard drive. To do so, you will need to enable one
of these items.
NOTE. It is critical to leave the USB Root Hub operating, otherwise, the front panel
will not function. If the front panel does not function, the AWG application will not
run.

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To Disable LAN Ethernet
Connectivity Using the
BIOS
1. Press F2 during instrument Boot Up to go to the BIOS configuration menu.
2. Go to Advanced > Peripheral Configuration.
3. Set Onboard LAN to Disabled.
4. Press Esc one time to return to the main BIOS configuration menu.
5. Press F10, and select OK to save changes and exit. The LAN system will be
disabled and no longer allow data traffic in or out.
To Disable TekLink Using
the Windows Device
Manager
1. Connect a PS2 mouse and a PS2 keyboard to the instrument before powering
on (because USB will be disabled).
2. Log on to the instrument as an administrator.
3. From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, and then select System.
4. Select the Hardware tab.
5. Click Device Manager.
6. Expand the device category Network Adapters.
7. Double click on the Intel(R) PRO/100 M Network Connection. This will be the
Network Adapter located on the interface board in PCI slot 2.
8. Click the General tab, and select Do not use this device (disable) in the Device
Usage drop-down list.
To Disable GPIB Using the
Windows Device Manager
1. Connect a PS2 mouse and a PS2 keyboard to the instrument before powering
on (because USB will be disabled).
2. Log on to the instrument as an administrator.
3. From the Windows Start menu, select Control Panel, and then select System.
4. Select the Hardware tab.
5. Click Device Manager.
6. Expand the device category National Instruments GPIB Interfaces.
7. Right click on PCI-GPIB.
8. Select Disable from the list.

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Removable Hard Drive To Remove the Hard Drive. To remove the hard disk drive assembly, see the
instrument user online help (AWG Reference > Removable Hard Disk). You can
also refer to the AWG5000 Series HDD Installation Instructions, Tektronix part
number 075-0927-XX.
All user-storable data is stored on the rear-panel removable hard drive. There are
DOD-approved scrubbing software packages available for the hard drive.
Tektronix has no recommendations regarding the available packages.
After the hard drive has been scrubbed, the operating system and instrument
software can be reinstalled using the Operating System Restore DVD and Product
Software CD that ship with the instrument.
Scrubbing the hard drive will not affect calibration of the instrument, since the
factory calibration constants are stored on the MIO board, entirely separate from
any waveform data or setup files. You can completely erase or remove any secure
data without affecting the calibration of the instrument. You can also calibrate the
instrument in a nonsecure site, and then use the instrument in a secure area without
recalibration.