On Windows, find KeyAccess.exe and run it. You can only do this if you have the VPN running. If it says Not Connected, click the Logon button to connect to the Dartmouth Keyserver.

Open System Preferences (Mac), then open KeyAccess from the Other category (a blue key).

If not already installed, you will need to install the VPN client.

The next step requires that you be temporarily on the Dartmouth VPN, in order to borrow a license.

Now you've got Stata in your Applications folder, but if you try to run StataSE or StataIC from there, you'll get a license error. For Stata 15 or higher, install Stata/SE if presented with multiple options.

Now download Stata (related article needs your NetID credentials).

Unfortunately, KeyAccess demands a reboot after installing.

Click 'Install', and confirm the address in the KeyServer box.Click the Customize button and then add Ke圜heckout - this is an optional piece of KeyAccess which is NOT installed by default.Start the install ( K2Client.mpkg or K2Client-圆4).

Download KeyAccess for Mac / Windows (see related articles).Go to wherever you can get on the internet, with the best possible connection.This is the worst case scenario where you need to bootstrap when already off-campus. If this is done before you leave campus, some steps are simpler - no need to use the VPN for instance. Ke圜heckout: Step-by-Step Configuring desktop Stata/SE for borrowed licenses The checkout option for Stata currently gives up to 21-day licenses. Also, the Ke圜heckout feature is not turned on by default - users need to enable it, which requires a reinstall. In order to use Ke圜heckout, you need a recent version of the KeyAccess client. Must install Stata and KeyAccess, Mac or Windows, then use Ke圜heckout to obtain a long-term license before leaving (preferably), or have temporary access to network and VPN in order to set things up when already off-campus.Not on any network, or on a very bad one.Can use Ke圜heckout to obtain a long-term license before leaving or while temporarily on VPN, and use Mac/Windows locally installed Stata.

Use keyserved Stata on Mac/Windows, and KeyAccess will report usage when you are next on VPN (Preferred method).

Use keyserved Stata as if on campus, on Mac or Windows, or Stata/MP on Research Computing linux servers via SSH (batch mode works just the same, but remote GUI will be slow).

Off-campus, on a network, can use VPN reliably.

Mac (all), Windows (all), Linux There are 3 scenarios: Using Stata (Dartmouth licensed) software when off-campus Applies To:

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