How to obtain a Mathematica License - UCSB Physics Department


1) Use our license server.  This is the preferred method if you have a desktop at UCSB.

IMPORTANT:  The license server will NOT work when you are away from UCSB.

  • After a new installation or when your current license is about to expire, you will receive a pop-up window asking for a password.
  • 1)  Select the option for "Network License."
    2)  Enter the license server name: licenses.physics.ucsb.edu
    3)  Click OK
    4)  You can now use mathematica.


    2) Request a password from the Wolfram registration site.  This is the preferred method for laptops and home users.


    Please follow the current campus instructions found at the campus Mathematica page.




    Last Updated: August 22, 2016
    Questions:  pcs@physics.ucsb.edu