====== Mathematica single-user license ====== ===== Requirements ===== * You will need an email address that ends in //@physik.fu-berlin.de// since this is used as proof that you are eligible to obtain a Mathematica license. ===== Installation media ===== There are several ways to get the installer for Mathematica: * burn yourself a Mathematica DVD using one of the DVD-burners in the pc-pool * download an installer or an iso image from https://software.physik.fu-berlin.de (use your ZEDAT login/password to log in) * pick up a Mathematica DVD from the IT-Service (0.4.05/08) for a fee of 3 EUR * download the necessary software from Wolfram Research (you will need to create a Wolfram ID) Once you have installed Mathematica it will ask you for an Activation Key upon first start: {{:software:mathematica:2012-03-20_164116.png?nolink&|}} ===== Activation ===== In order to get an Activation Key you need to use the //Wolfram Activation Key Request Form//. The URL differs for students and faculty members: * **Students**: https://user.wolfram.com/portal/requestAK/7cb62448a5e1d7c322ef505970b832807d4bf7b5 * **Faculty**: https://user.wolfram.com/portal/requestAK/75ca8f9ef5fc854e9b1541363cf3dcf03afcc61c {{:software:mathematica:2012-03-19_173815b.png?nolink&| You only have to create a Wolfram ID if you want to download Mathematica installation media directly from Wolfram Research. Otherwise you will be fine with the **Continue without signing in...** option: {{:software:mathematica:2012-03-19_173011b.png?nolink&|}} On the next page always use the **Single machine** option, as the Network option (only available on the faculty form) won't work. Make sure you use your //@physik.fu-berlin.de// email address. This address exists, if you have an account at the physics department and mails are forwarded to your ZEDAT inbox. {{:software:mathematica:2012-03-19_173721b.png?nolink&|}} The final page will sum up your settings and inform you that you have been sent an activation key. This mail usually arrives in a few minutes. {{:software:mathematica:2012-03-19_173815b.png?nolink&|}} The mail containing your activation key will look like so: Dear Max Mustermann, You have been assigned the following activation key for Mathematica for Sites: Activation Key: **4717-7846-U99W9E** Product: Mathematica for Sites 8.0.4.0 Platform: Windows To download your product from the Wolfram User Portal, go to: https:%%//%%user.wolfram.com/portal/ProductRegistration?actkey=47177846U99W9E&u=max.mustermann%40physik.... If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact your organization's Mathematica site license administrator, listed in the Wolfram User Portal, or email us at info@wolfram.co.uk. Enter this activation key into the Wolfram Product Activation windows, that pops up when you start Mathematica, and you should be all set. Happy calculating :) Note: The following link can be used to generate a password if you know your Activation Key and your MathID: https://user.wolfram.com/portal/passwordrequest.html