Installing MathLM

Requirements

MathLM is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac. For a detailed list of specific platforms, visit www.wolfram.com/mathematica/system-requirements.html. Each MathLM license server can support any combination of client machines, regardless of the platform on which MathLM itself is running. MathLM automatically supports both IPv4 and IPv6 environments.

The machine that you choose as a license server should be stable and should have a reliable TCP/IP connection to the clients you want to serve. As MathLM requires minimal processor and memory resources, an older machine with a reliable network connection would be an acceptable license server. Ideally, there should not be any intervening firewalls between the license server and the clients. If there is an intervening firewall, you will need to configure the network to allow traffic to an appropriate port through the firewall. The license server must be located at the physical site where your product is registered, as stipulated by your license agreement.

To install and run MathLM, you must register with Wolfram Research and receive a password. See "Registration and Passwords" for further information.

Installing MathLM on Windows

To install MathLM on Windows, you must have administrative privileges.

To Install MathLM on Windows:

After the installation is completed, MathLM will start automatically. For information on configuring MathLM with additional options, refer to "Launching MathLM".

Installing MathLM on Linux and Mac

To install and run MathLM on Linux, you may need root privileges. To install and run MathLM on Mac, you must have administrative privileges.

To Install MathLM on Linux and Mac:

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                       MathLM 11.2 Installer
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You can use this installer to install MathLM for the first
time, or to install a new version when you already have a
previous version installed. To complete the installation, you
will need a MathLM password. You have received an activation key
with this copy of MathLM; to receive your password log in to 
user.wolfram.com. Create an account if necessary. Once logged in
associate the activation key with your login and receive your
password.

You can also find activation instructions at
http://reference.wolfram.com/network.

To activate and get a password you will need to supply the
following information:

  Machine name:  hostname
  MathID:        dddd-ddddd-ddddd

Enter 'c' to continue or 'e' to exit the installer [c]:

Enter your activation key located on your electronic or printed
license certificate. Your activation key is of the form
XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXX, where the X are digits or letters.

Enter your activation key :

Enter your MathLM password:

The installer will copy relevant files from the distribution
CD-ROM into your MathLM directory. If you specify a
directory that already contains MathLM, the installer
will update components to the latest available version. To install
MathLM from scratch, specify a directory that does not
already exist.

Enter the MathLM directory [/usr/local/Wolfram/MathLM]:

The installer will copy relevant files from the distribution
CD-ROM into a linking directory. If you specify a directory
that already contains files from an older installation of
MathLM, the installer will update components to the latest
available version. To install MathLM from scratch, specify
a directory that does not already exist.

Enter the linking directory [/usr/sbin]:

Only a few options are presented here. A full discussion of the command-line options for MathLM is given in "Launching MathLM".