Install Mathematica on your server using these [ http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/InstallingMathematicaOnWindows.html ] Wolfram's instructions. At step 4, you will be given the option to enter license information. Choose Network License and enter license0.isis.unc.edu as the name of the server running a Mathematica license manager. After you do this, the license information will be saved in the mathpass file in the Configuration/Licensing directory of your Mathematica installation directory.

To get the most reliable setup, you should open and edit your Configuration/Licensing/mathpass file with a text editor such as Microsoft Notepad so that it contains these lines:

 !license0.isis.unc.edu !license1.isis.unc.edu !license2.isis.unc.edu

[ http://help.unc.edu/?id= ] [ http://documents.wolfram.com/mathematica/GettingStarted/SystemAdministrationGuide/Introduction/RegistrationAndPasswords.html ] More information on the mathpass file by Wolfram.

At this point, Mathematica successfully runs, but the Online Help may not from a given client. If this is the case, on affected clients run Rebuild Help Index from the Help menu.

Install the Mathematica License Manager software, MathLM, on the machine that will serve as the license server. That is often the same machine as the one on which Mathematica is being installed. An installation media labeled Network Mathematica for Windows is needed to install MathLM. For detailed instructions, see [ http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/InstallingMathLM.html ] Wolfram's Installing MathLM for details.

Once the installation is complete, you can install Mathematica as a MathLM client by following these [ http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/tutorial/InstallingMathematicaOnWindows.html ] Wolfram's instructions.

Licenses for Mathematica expires annually. If you set up your own license server, you must contact [ https://software.unc.edu ] UNC Software Acquisitions office for updated information regarding Mathematica licenses.