Installation

These instructions are provided for university-owned devices. Due to the limited availability of personal device installation licenses, ITS encourages you to the install the Concurrent license if you possess a university-owned device.   If there is a specific need to install SPSS on a personally owned device then please submit your request here otherwise proceed with the instructions below.


Windows

Follow these instructions to install SPSS Statistics on a University-owned Windows computer.

Click Start

Type "Software Center" and click on the Software Center icon in the search menu

In the top right search box, type "SPSS" and click on the SPSS icon

Click Install


(Faculty and Staff using a university-owned Mac device should install this software from the Self-Service Application)

If prompted select concurrent user license and accept the terms of the license agreement. When prompted for the License Manager name or Server IP Address please enter licensemanager.uncanet.unca.edu and click Set.

Additional Help languages and JAWS (screen reader for vision impaired users) can be installed if needed. Python installation is recommended.

Please note that if you plan on using SPSS off-campus then you will need to check out a commuter license.   Please see the directions below for checking out/in commuter licenses. Commuter licenses are not needed if you only plan to use your device on the campus network.

Mac OSX

Follow these instructions to install SPSS Statistics on a University-owned Mac.

Note: SPSS Statistics requires Java as a prerequisite. If you do not have Java installed, first install the Java SE 6 Runtime, available in the "Java" category of Self Service.

 

  1. Open the Self Service application found in the /Applications folder
  2. Click the "Math and Science" category on the right
  3. Click the "Install" button below IBM SPSS Statistics, read the installation notices, confirm installation and wait as the software is downloaded and installed.

Once installed, SPSS Statistics will be found in /Applications/IBM/SPSS/Statistics/22/

SPSS Statistics will function only when connected to our campus wired or wireless network. See below for instructions on checking out a temporary license for off-site use.


Network licenses normally require that you are connected to the UNC Asheville network to run IBM SPSS Statistics. If you plan on using SPSS off-site you may check out a commuter license for use when not connected to the campus network. You must check out a commuter license before disconnecting from the UNC Asheville network and before leaving campus. Commuter licenses are only valid for a maximum of 30 days. You will need to reconnect to the network and check the license back in before the time expires. Otherwise, IBM SPSS Statistics will stop working.License Management

License Check Out

Windows

  1. Choose Commuter License in the Windows Start menu program group for IBM SPSS Statistics.    

  2. Select the license that you want to check out.

  3. In the Duration box, enter the number of days for which you want to check out the license. There is a limit that your administrator configures.                                              

  4. Click Check Out.                                                             

The commuter license will expire after the number of days specified by Duration (30 day max). You can also manually check the license back in at any time.  

Mac OSX

  1. Navigate to /Applications/IBM/SPSS/Statistics/22/ then open the Commuter Utility

  2. Select the item labeled "IBM SPSS Statistics (1200) 22.0..." by single-clicking it

  3. At the bottom of the window, enter your desired checkout duration. You may check out a license for a maximum of 30 days.

  4. Click the Check Out button

The item labeled "IBM SPSS Statistics (1200) 22.0" will have a red check mark beside it. You will now be able to use SPSS Statistics off campus. Click the Exit button to close Commuter Utility.

License Check In

Windows

  1. Choose Commuter License in the Windows Start menu program group for IBM SPSS Statistics.

  2. Select the license that you want to check in. License(s) that you checked out are indicated by a check mark.

Mac OSX

When you are ready to check in a commuter license, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to /Applications/IBM/SPSS/Statistics/22/ then open the Commuter Utility

  2. Select the item labeled "IBM SPSS Statistics (1200) 22.0..." by single-clicking it

  3. Click the Check In button

Your commuter license will be checked back in and the red check mark will disappear. Click the Exit button to close Commuter Utility.