How to obtain a Mathematica License - UCSB Physics Department

The campus license from Wolfram provides the use of Mathematica to all University owned machines, all machines currently on campus, and a stand-alone license for machines that are used by "Faculty" in the course of teaching.

There are two ways you can use Mathematica:

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: mathematica.physics.ucsb.edu
3)  Click OK
4)  You can now use mathematica.

• You can also edit the license file with a text editor such as Notepad.

1)  Find the "mathpass" file in the installation directory.
• First find the installation directory, then go to Configuration, and then Licensing.
• For a Windows installation, it might be:

C:\Program Files\Wolfram Research\Mathematica\8.0\Configuration\Licensing
2) Open the file with a text editor.  There should be one line only with the following data:
!mathematica.physics.ucsb.edu
3) Save and close the mathpass file.
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.

1)    Generate a MathID from your local installation.

1)    Start Mathematica.
2)    On the "Personalize Mathematica" pop-up window, select "Single Machine."
3)    Enter the following:

• Name:  <Enter your name>
• Organization:  UCSB Physics
• License Number:  (Use the one from Software Depot)

4)    Click OK

2)    On the next window you will see a MathID.  You need to generate a password for this MathID.

• Click the "Web" button.
• After the web page comes up,  select "I want to register a product and generate a password."
• Click Continue.
• If the web page does not come up, then open a web browser and go to:  https://register.wolfram.com.
• Enter the license number (obtained from Software Depot) and click the Continue button.
• Select "I want to register a product and generate a password" and click Continue.

3)    The next page will be the Product Registration page, enter the following:

        1)    Select the version you are using.
        2)    Enter your MathID and hostname.

•  If you have a Macintosh, Windows, or Linux operating system, use the single-user math ID option.
• Enter your MathID and machine name (one per line).
•  If you have a Unix/Solaris machine, use the single-machine option.
• Enter the MathID, machine name, and select the number of processes.
• Be sure to check the box for each host.

        3)    Scroll to the bottom and click the Continue button.

4)    On the Mathematica Site Registration page, enter all of this information correctly.

       1)    Title, First name, Last name:  Enter your personal information
       2)    Organization:  UCSB
       3)    Department:  Physics
       4)    Lab or Facility:  Enter your PI's name
       5)    Email address:  Enter your email address  (the password will be sent to this address)
       6)    Phone:  Enter your work phone number
       7)    Phone type:  Work
       8)    Verify the information and click Continue.

5)    Check your email for a message from Wolfram. The password will be sent to the email address you provded on the registration form.

6)    Go back to Mathematica and enter the password. You can copy and paste it from the email message.

7)    Click OK.

8)    You can now use Mathematica.