How can I install a Support Package or Tech Preview on a computer with no Internet access?

Is it possible to install a Support Package or Tech Preview package, which isn't available within the normal supportPackageInstaller, on a computer without an Internet connection?  Installing this package normally requires downloading a ".mlpkginstall" file from MATLAB Central or MathWorks website.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

It is possible to install this package on a computer that has no Internet connection.  To do so you must first install the package on a computer that has an Internet connection, which will download the installation files into the following locations.

Support Packages download to here:

C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\<Release>\downloads\<packagename>_download

For example, the Analog Devices RF Transceivers Support from MATLAB and Simulink downloads into the following folder:

C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\R2014b\downloads\analogdevicesrftransceivers_download

A Tech Preview installs into a the following location:

C:\MATLAB\TechPreviews\<release>\downloads\<packagename>_download

For example, the App Designer downloads into the following location:

C:\MATLAB\TechPreviews\R2014b\downloads\appdesigner_download

Copy downloaded folder and it's contents onto the computer without an Internet connection.  

Next, launch MATLAB and run the following command:

 

>> hwconnectinstaller.launchInstaller('SupportCategory', 'software')

Select "Install from folder" and browse to the location of the copied installation files.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.