Activating an Installation

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Step 1: Start the Activation Application Step 2: Choose Whether to Activate Automatically or Manually Step 3: Log In to Your MathWorks Account Step 4: Select the License You Want to Activate Step 5: Select an Activation Type Step 6: Specify the User Name Step 7: Confirm Your Activation Information Step 8: Complete the Activation

Step 1: Start the Activation Application

To start the activation application, use any of the following methods:

• Leave the Activate MATLAB option selected on the Installation Complete dialog box at the end of installation.

• Attempt to start a MATLAB installation that has not been activated.

• Click the Windows Start menu, then select Programs > MATLAB > R2009b, and click Activate MATLAB R2009b.

  

• If you have MATLAB running, click the Help menu and select Licensing > Activate Software.

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Step 2: Choose Whether to Activate Automatically or Manually

Activation is a process that verifies licensed use of MathWorks™ products. This process validates the license and ensures that it is not used on more computers or by more users than allowed by the license option you have acquired.

If you let the installer start the activation application, and you were logged in to your MathWorks Account during installation, your log-in session continues into the activation process. Simply click Next to proceed with activation.

If you were not logged to your MathWorks Account during installation, or you started the activation application independently, you must choose whether to activate automatically or manually. If you are connected to the Internet, leave the Activate automatically using the Internet option selected. The MathWorks recommends activating automatically. The option to activate manually is useful if you do not have an Internet connection. Note that you need a License File to activate manually.

Specifying a Proxy Server

If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click the Advanced Options button. You can enter the server name and port information in the Proxy Settings dialog box, and access other activation options. The MathWorks supports several types of proxy configurations: Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and NTLM authentication. See Accessing Activation Options for more information.

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Step 3: Log In to Your MathWorks Account

Note   If you continued with activation immediately after installation, and you logged in to your account during installation, the activation application skips this step.

Enter the e-mail address and password of your MathWorks Account and click Next. If you do not have a MathWorks Account, select the I need to create a MathWorks Account option and click Next.

Creating a MathWorks Account

Enter your e-mail address, first name, last name, and Activation Key. To create an account, you must provide an Activation Key. A newly created account will not have any licenses associated with it. The Activation Key identifies the license you want to install. The administrator contact on the license can retrieve the key by visiting the License Center at the MathWorks Web site. Click Next to create your account.

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Step 4: Select the License You Want to Activate

Note   If you continued with activation immediately after installation, the activation application assumes you want to activate the license you just installed and skips this step. Likewise, if you created a new account in the previous step and specified an Activation Key, the activation application skips this step.

Select a license from the list of licenses associated with your MathWorks Account and click Next. The list contains the following information about the licenses:

• License number.

• An optional descriptive text label that can help identify the license. To label a license, go to the License Center at the MathWorks Web site. See the License Center Help for instructions.

• Information identifying the license option and the activation type. If an activation type has not yet been set on the license, the word "Unset" appears.

If you want to install products on a license that is not associated with your MathWorks Account, select the Enter an Activation Key for a license not listed option, enter an Activation Key, and click Next.

What is an Activation Key?

An Activation Key is the unique code that identifies a license. It is used to activate the license. The Activation Key also allows licensed end users to associate their MathWorks Account with a license. Ask the administrator of the license for the Activation Key.

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Step 5: Select an Activation Type

Note   If the license you installed (or selected in the previous step) has the activation type preset, the activation application skips this step.

Select an activation type for your license. If you want to ensure that you are the only person who can use the software, select the Standalone Named User option. If you want to share the installation for nonsimultaneous use by several people, choose the Designated Computer option.

After making your selection, click Next to proceed with activation.

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Step 6: Specify the User Name

Note   If you picked the Designated Computer activation type for the license, the activation application skips this step. You do not need to specify a user name.

If you selected the Standalone Named User activation type, you must specify the operating system user name of the person who will use the software. The operating system user name is the ID under which a user gains access to a computer. It is also known as computer login name. To use the MathWorks software, you must be logged into the computer as the user name you specify. By default, the activation application fills in the user name of the person running the application.

If you are the administrator of the license, you can activate the license for someone else. Select the Someone else option and specify their e-mail address, name, and operating system user name. The activation application looks for their MathWorks Account or creates an account for them. Click Next to continue with activation.

Why Is User Name Required?

The Standalone Named User activation type limits use of the software to a particular user on a particular computer. The MathWorks uses the operating system user name to identify this person.

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Step 7: Confirm Your Activation Information

If all the information displayed is correct, click Activate.

To activate an installation, The MathWorks™ creates a License File that is locked to the computer, and to a particular user if you chose the Standalone Named User activation type, and copies this License File onto your computer. This License File enables you to run MathWorks products on your computer. The MathWorks also keeps a record of the activation in MathWorks systems.

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Step 8: Complete the Activation

After activating your installation, you can run The MathWorks software. If you do not want to run MATLAB now, clear the Start MATLAB option and click Finish to exit the activation process.

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Installing MathWorks Software in a Standalone Environment

Installing and Activating Without an Internet Connection

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