Why do I receive an error 956 when trying to activate?

When I try to activate my license, I receive an error 956 and cannot continue. Why am I encountering this message?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

This error occurs when trying to activate a network license in the activation client. For a network license, only the license server machine is activated. The client installations are not activated.

To avoid this error, exit the activation client and save a copy of your license server's license.dat file into the $MATLABROOT\licenses folder (where $MATLABROOT is the directory where MATLAB is installed).

For more information about activating a network license, please see the instructions on the following support article:

Why is the installer asking for a license file when performing a client installation? Where do I find the license file?

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/95667

For more information about installing on a client machine, see the following support article:

How do I install MATLAB, or other MathWorks products, on a client computer for a network license?

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/106003