Maple 14 Installation and Licensing Guide

Release 14.01

Maplesoft, a division of Waterloo Maple Inc.

Select the appropriate installation from the table below. The single user installation instructions install a single user license file and do not require running a license server. If you are using a network license file, you will need to install using a network installation. This type of installation requires a license server to serve out the concurrent licenses.

Installation Using Single User Licensing

Activate Maple 14 Single User

Installation Using Network Licensing

Configure the license manager

After installing Maple, review the following information:

For a complete list of system requirements, see Appendix: System Requirements.

For installation and start up issues, see Troubleshooting.

For information on the Maple-NAG Connector, click here.

For information on installing the Maple Toolbox for MATLAB® (Maple Toolbox), click here.

Windows Single User Installation

For Windows® 2003, XP, Windows Vista®, and Windows® 7 single user installation, read this section. For 64-bit Windows, see Windows (64-bit) Single User Installation.

During the installation, you will need your purchase code (sent to you in an email or available on the Maple 14 Installation, Activation, and Technical Support card found in the Maple 14 box).

To install Maple 14 on your Windows operating system, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-installation Instructions

  1. Check the Windows System Requirements.
  2. Close all programs, particularly Microsoft® Excel and any previous release of Maple.
  3. Log on as administrator or ensure that you have administrator privileges.
  4. Check your video card driver requirements.

Install Maple

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  2. To begin installing Maple 14, choose one of the following:
    1. Place the Maple 14 DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.
    2. Locate and double-click D:\windows\Disk1\InstData\VM\Maple14WindowsInstaller.exe from the Maple 14 DVD (where D is the DVD-ROM drive that contains the Maple 14 DVD).
    3. Double-click Maple14WindowsInstaller.exe from where you downloaded the file.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note: if you have MATLAB 2009b, 2010a, or 2010b installed and would like to install a toolbox that will connect Maple with MATLAB, see the Maple Toolbox Installation Instructions
  4. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Single User License.
  5. When prompted, enter the purchase code and enter the required information to complete activation.
  6. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple 14. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.

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64-bit Windows Single User Installation

Note: If you are using Maple in a 64-bit Microsoft® Windows environment, you must install and set up a Microsoft® Visual C++ compiler to use the Maple compiler. For instructions on setting up a Microsoft Visual C++ compiler to use with Maple, click here.

During the installation, you will need your purchase code (sent to you in an email or available on the Maple 14 Installation, Activation, and Technical Support card found in the Maple 14 box).

To install Maple 14 on your Windows® operating system, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-installation Instructions

  1. Check the Windows System Requirements.
  2. Close all programs, particularly Microsoft® Excel and any previous release of Maple.
  3. Log on as administrator or ensure that you have administrator privileges.
  4. Check your video card driver requirements.

Install Maple

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  2. To begin installing Maple 14, choose one of the following:
    1. Place the Maple 14 DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.
    2. Locate and double-click D:\windows\Disk1\InstData\VM\Maple14WindowsX86_64Installer.exe from the Maple 14 DVD (where D is the DVD-ROM drive that contains the Maple 14 DVD).
    3. Double-click Maple14WindowsX86_64Installer.exe from where you downloaded the file.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note: if you have MATLAB 2009b, 2010a, or 2010b installed and would like to install a toolbox that will connect Maple with MATLAB, see the Maple Toolbox Installation Instructions
  4. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Single User License.
  5. When prompted, enter the purchase code and enter the required information to complete activation.
  6. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple 14. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.

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Macintosh Single User Installation

For Macintosh® PowerPC and Intel, 32- and 64-bit, single user installation instructions, read this section.

During the installation, you will need your purchase code (sent to you in an email or available on the Maple 14 Installation, Activation, and Technical Support card found in the Maple 14 box).

To install Maple 14 on your Macintosh operating system, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-installation Instructions

  1. Check the Macintosh System Requirements.
  2. Ensure that you have administrative privileges.
  3. Close all programs.
  4. Check your video card driver requirements.

Install Maple

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  2. Double-click Maple 14 Installer located on the Maple 14 DVD or double-click Maple14MacInstaller.zip in the directory where you downloaded the file and then double-click the Maple14MacInstaller icon.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note: if you have MATLAB 2009b, 2010a, or 2010b installed and would like to install a toolbox that will connect Maple with MATLAB, see the Maple Toolbox Installation Instructions
  4. From the Licensing panel, select Single User License.
  5. When prompted, enter the purchase code and enter the required information to complete activation.
  6. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple 14. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.

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32-bit Linux Single User Installation

During the installation, you will need your purchase code (sent to you in an email or available on the Maple 14 Installation, Activation, and Technical Support card found in the Maple 14 box).

To install Maple 14 on your 32-bit Linux® operating system, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-installation Instructions

  1. Check the 32-bit Linux System Requirements.
  2. Ensure you have appropriate read and write privileges.
  3. Log on to the account that will own the Maple files. 

Install Maple

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  2. Run installMapleLinux located on the Maple 14 DVD or run Maple14Linux32Installer.bin from where you downloaded the file. To run the installer in console mode, use the -i console option.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note: if you have MATLAB 2009b, 2010a, or 2010b installed and would like to install a toolbox that will connect Maple with MATLAB, see the Maple Toolbox Installation Instructions
  4. When prompted to select an install directory, select a directory with write access. If you are creating a new directory, ensure that you have write access to the parent directory. By default, Maple 14 will install to $HOME/maple14, where $HOME is your home directory. For example, /home/jsmith/maple14.
  5. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Single User License.
  6. When prompted, enter the purchase code and enter the required information to complete activation.
  7. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple 14. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.

Shortcuts for Desktop and Applications menus

During installation, a maple14.desktop file is created in Maple's bin directory. If you request the installer to have a shortcut placed on your desktop, this file is also created in the ~/Desktop directory. If you wish to have a shortcut placed in your Applications menu, the maple14.desktop file can be copied to /usr/share/applications (which may require root access) or ~/.local/share/applications.

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64-bit Linux Single User Installation

During the installation, you will need your purchase code (sent to you in an email or available on the Maple 14 Installation, Activation, and Technical Support card found in the Maple 14 box).

To install Maple 14 on your 64-bit Linux operating system, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-installation Instructions

  1. Check the 64-bit Linux System Requirements.
  2. Ensure you have appropriate read and write privileges.
  3. Log on to the account that will own the Maple files.
  4. Check your video card driver requirements.

Install Maple

  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  2. Run installMapleLinux located on the Maple 14 DVD or run Maple14LinuxX86_64Installer.bin from where you downloaded the file. To run the installer in console mode, use the -i console option.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Note: if you have MATLAB 2009b, 2010a, or 2010b installed and would like to install a toolbox that will connect Maple with MATLAB, see the Maple Toolbox Installation Instructions
  4. When prompted to select an install directory, select a directory with write access. If you are creating a new directory, ensure that you have write access to the parent directory. By default, Maple 14 will install to $HOME/maple14, where $HOME is your home directory. For example, /home/jsmith/maple14.
  5. In the Choose The Type of Licensing screen, select Single User License.
  6. When prompted, enter the purchase code and enter the required information to complete activation.
  7. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple 14. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Activating Single User Versions.

Shortcuts for Desktop and Applications menus

During installation, a maple14.desktop file is created in Maple's bin directory. If you request the installer to have a shortcut placed on your desktop, this file is also created in the ~/Desktop directory. If you wish to have a shortcut placed in your Applications menu, the maple14.desktop file can be copied to /usr/share/applications (which may require root access) or ~/.local/share/applications.

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Activating Single User Versions

Starting Maple 14 requires a Maple 14 license file to operate. License files for earlier versions of Maple will not work with Maple 14. You must activate the single user version of Maple 14 to obtain your license file. If you are running a single user installer, you can activate during the installation process. If you do not activate during the installation process, follow the steps below.
  1. Activation requires an Internet connection. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
  2. Start Standard Worksheet Maple 14.
  3. When prompted to activate, click Activate.
  4. You will be prompted to enter your purchase code. If you are activating behind a proxy server, make sure to enter this information before clicking Next.
  5. You will be prompted to enter additional information. Click Next when this is complete.

*On Windows, you can also activate using the Start menu shortcut: (All) Programs>Maple 14>Tools>Activate Maple 14.
Note: If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7, right-click Activate Maple and select Run as administrator.
*On Linux, you can also activate by running the activation script located in the bin directory of your Maple 14 installation.
*On Macintosh, you can also activate by running the activation script located in the bin folder of your Maple 14 installation. By default, /Library/Frameworks/Maple.framework/Versions/14/bin.

A Maple 14 license file (license.dat) will be saved in the license folder of your Maple 14 installation. If you experience difficulties with activation, check our FAQs page at http://www.maplesoft.com/support/Faqs/Activation.

Windows Installation Using a Network License

For Windows® 2003, XP, Windows Vista®, and Windows® 7 installation using a network license, read this section. For 64-bit Windows, see Windows (64-bit) Installation Using a Network License.

To install Maple 14 on your Windows operating system using a network license, read and complete the following tasks.

Pre-installation Instructions

  1. Check the Windows System Requirements.
  2. Close all programs, particularly Microsoft Excel and any previous release of Maple.
  3. Log on as administrator or ensure that you have administrator privileges.
  4. Check the video card driver requirements for client machines.
Install Maple 14 to the Client Machines
  1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
  2. To begin installing Maple 14, choose one of the following:
    1. Place the Maple 14 DVD in the DVD-ROM drive.
    2. Locate and double-click D:\windows\Disk1\InstData\VM\Maple14WindowsInstaller.exe (where D is the DVD-ROM drive that contains the Maple 14 DVD).
    3. Double-click Maple14WindowsInstaller.exe from where you downloaded the file.