SPSS Commuter Licenses
In order to use SPSS 16.0 off of campus or even offline, full-time faculty and staff will need to check out a commuter license. SPSS checks its license against the licensing server every time it is run. This has to be done on the campus network. If the computer is not on campus, it has to have a checked-out commuter license. The number of licenses is limited and each license is only good for a maximum of seven days, so it is important to check them back in once they are no longer needed.
How to Check Out a Commuter License on SPSS for the PC
- Go to the Start menu and select SPSS and the Commuter License option.
- This opens the following window where you select the SPSS 16.0 option and change the duration time from 3 to 7 days. Then click on Check Out.
- To finish, click on Exit.
How to Check in a Commuter License on SPSS for the PC
- Go to the Start menu and select SPSS and the Commuter License option.
- This opens the following window where you select the SPSS 16.0 option and click on Check In. Please be sure to check in the commuter license because the number of licenses is limited.
How to Check Out a Commuter License on SPSS 16 for the Mac
- Open a Finder window and double-click on the SPSS 16.0 Commute License Utility in the Applications folder (if you get an error message that "no server given for 'DaemonHost' in spssprod.inf" see below, How to Edit the spssprod.inf File).
- Select SPSS for Windows English (0) 16.0 and click on the Check Out button. You can increase the number of days for checkout by changing the 3 in the Duration box to 7. Then click on Exit.
How to Check In a Commuter License on SPSS 16 for the Mac
- Open a Finder window and double-click on the SPSS 16.0 Commute License Utility in the Applications folder.
- Select SPSS for Windows English (0) 16.0 and click on the Check In button. Then click on Exit.
