How do I activate MATLAB without an internet connection?

Asked by MathWorks Support Team on 9 Dec 2015

Latest activity Commented on by Ryan Hultquist on 29 Jan 2019

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How do I activate MATLAB on a computer that is not connected to the internet (i.e. how do I activate manually)?

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Answer by MathWorks Support Team on 6 Apr 2018

Edited by MathWorks Support Team on 6 Apr 2018

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Before you can activate MATLAB on a computer that is not connected to the internet, you must obtain your Host ID and possibly your login name, depending on your license type.

To obtain your Host ID, follow the instructions in this article:

What is a Host ID? How do I find my Host ID in order to activate my license?

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/101892

Login Name is required for Individual or Student licenses. To obtain your Login Name, follow the instructions in this article:

How do I find my computer username in order to activate my license?

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/96800

After obtaining your Host ID and/or Login Name:

Go to the License Center: https://www.mathworks.com/mwaccount
Click the license number you wish to activate under "My Software." If you do not see your license number, click "View additional Licenses or Trials" in the bottom right hand corner.
Click the "Install and Activate" tab
Click "Activate to Retrieve License File"
Click "Activate a Computer"
Enter the release you are activating, as well as the operating system, the host ID, the Computer Login Name, and the Activation Label
Choose whether you want to download the license file or have it emailed to you.
If you need to install MATLAB in addition to activating it, save your File Installation Key. The File Installation Key is not required to activate an instance of MATLAB that is already installed.

Once you have generated a license file, you need to launch the activation client to complete the activation process. See the following article for instructions on launching the activation client:

How do I activate MATLAB?

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/99457-how-do-i-activate-matlab

However, instead of selecting "Activate automatically using the internet," select "Activate manually without the internet" and provide the path to the license file you downloaded earlier. This completes the activation process.

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Walter Roberson on 11 Mar 2018

Naitik Shah, please contact Mathworks for free installation support.

Robert Simtea on 18 Jan 2019

HI i used MATLAB for school only so i usualy get trials...last time i activated a licence was 3 months ago and today i tried to to activate it again and i couldnt...i log in on mathworks site i go to licence but nowere i have animore the install and activate option. i tried to do it with my account but i get error 1.731. i have matlab 2017a. What should i do?

Walter Roberson on 18 Jan 2019

The known causes of error 1 are:

error -1: cannot find or read license file https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/101018-why-do-i-receive-license-manager-error-1; or PLP misentered or for wrong version https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/94774-why-do-i-receive-an-error-1-after-entering-my-plp-during-a-windows-installation-of-matlab; or MAC problems https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/100235-why-can-t-i-activate-matlab-or-start-the-license-manager-in-a-newer-linux-environment#answer_220657

However perhaps you have error 1731, in which case see https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/140155-why-do-i-receive-error-1731-during-activation#answer_143598

(And your trial has probably expired, as trials are 30 or 60 days. You should be purchasing Student Version or Student Suite.)

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Answer by Amy Meader on 5 Nov 2016

I would seriously like customer service or help center or whomever to try and follow your own directions. I give up.

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cltc helpdesk on 31 Jul 2017

me as well

Sergey Gavrilets on 6 Sep 2018

Ditto (directions don't work)

Justin Ghetti on 3 Oct 2018

Hi,

If you are still experiencing this issue, please contact MathWorks support:

http://www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us/

-Justin

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Answer by Shamoon Shahid on 24 Feb 2017

what is this you are irritating a man who download you software

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Answer by Nathan Goedeke on 4 Dec 2018

I solved the issue mentioned in the comments: DO NOT run the Matlab Activation Client

Matlab must have changed the activation client GUI but never bothered to update their FAQ.

After you complete steps 1-8 in the official answer, do the following additional steps:

Copy the downloaded liscence file to the following directory (using Windows): C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\{version}\licenses
Delete any other liscence file already in that directory

Now you can start Matlab, and this time the activation client will not run. You do not, repeat, DO NOT need to run the activation client.

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Ryan Hultquist on 29 Jan 2019

You sir are a genius

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Answer by yingying wang on 22 Feb 2017

View additional Licenses or Trials

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Answer by omar ElewA on 9 Mar 2017

in the second step where is "my software" or where is "View additional Licenses or Trials" ?? you are telling things that are not exist I'm spending one hour for installing this program and no progress

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Kyle Perry on 31 Mar 2017

Hello,

You should see the license right on that page that is linked on step one. If you have several licenses and do not see it, then there will be a "View additional licenses or trials" button. If you need assistance please contact MathWorks Support.

www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us

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Answer by Thomas Vincent on 15 Jan 2019

Note that the host ID for matlab 2008b (and most surely up to matlab 2013), is resolved from the MAC of eth0 (and no other) on linux.

Recent linux have different interface name instead of eth0.

To rename the interface, follow this: https://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/mini-howtos/change-default-network-name-ens33-to-old-eth0-on-ubuntu-16-04.html.

It is not indicated, but you should reboot after reconfiguring grub at the end of the instructions.

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