MATLAB and Simulink

Installation Guide

R2014b
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Revision History
December 1996 First printing New for MATLAB 5.0 (Release 8)
May 1997 Second printing Revised for MATLAB 5.1 (Release 9)
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July 2002 Eighth printing Revised for MATLAB 6.5 (Release 13)
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March 2005 Eleventh printing Revised for MATLAB 7.0.4 (Release 14SP2)
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 Contents

Installation and Activation Procedures

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Installation and Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

MATLAB Student-Use Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

MATLAB Student-Use Software Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Install Products Using a MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Before You Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Step 1: Start the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Step 2: Install Using a MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Step 5: Select the License You Want to Install . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Step 6: Specify the Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Step 7: Specify Products to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Step 8: Specify Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Step 9: Confirm Your Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Step 10: Complete the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20

Upgrade an Existing Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

Activate an Installation Using a MathWorks Account . . . . . 1-23

Step 1: Start the Activation Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Step 2: Choose Whether to Activate Automatically or
Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
Step 3: Log In to Your MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-26
Step 4: Select the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Step 5: Select an Activation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Step 6: Specify the User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-31
Step 7: Confirm Your Activation Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1-32
Step 8: Complete the Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-33

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 Install Products With a File Installation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Before You Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Step 1: Start the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
Step 2: Install With a File Installation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38
Step 3: Review the License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-39
Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-40
Step 5: Specify the Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-42
Step 6: Specify Products to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-43
Step 7: Specify Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44
Step 8: Confirm Your Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-46
Step 9: Complete the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-47

Activate an Installation Without the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . 1-49

Step 1: Start the Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-49
Step 2: Specify the Path to the License File . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-50
Step 3: Complete the Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-51

Installation Management Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-53

Start MATLAB Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-53
Update Your License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-54
Set Your MATLAB Startup Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-54
Set Up MATLAB Environment Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-54
Find Information About MATLAB Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-55

Uninstall MathWorks Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56

Remove Products on Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-56
Uninstall Products on Linux Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-58
Uninstall Products on Mac OS X Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-59

Deactivate an Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-60

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-66

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Installation for Administrators

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Installation Procedures for Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

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 Install on an Individual Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Step 1: Start the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Step 2: Choose the Log In Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Step 5: Choose Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Step 6: Select the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Step 8: Specify Products to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Step 9: Confirm Your Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Step 10: Complete the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Download Products Without Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Step 1: Download and Start the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Step 2: Choose Log In Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Step 5: Choose Download Only Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Step 6: Specify the Download Folder and Platform . . . . . . . 2-20
Step 7: Specify Products to Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Step 8: Confirm Your Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Step 9: Complete the Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Install and Activate the Downloaded Software . . . . . . . . . . 2-24

Installing Network License Options

3
Understanding License Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
License File Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
License File Search Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Plan Your Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Designing Your Network Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Suggested Installation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

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 Install License Manager Using a File Installation Key . . . . . 3-9
Before You Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Step 1: Start the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Step 2: Select Use a File Installation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Step 5: Specify the Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Step 6: Select the License Manager for Installation . . . . . . . 3-16
Step 7: Specify the Location of the License File . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Step 8: Configure the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Step 9: Confirm Your Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Step 10: Complete the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Install License Manager Using A MathWorks Account . . . . 3-23

Before You Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Step 1: Start the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Step 2: Select Log in with a MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . 3-27
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Step 5: Choose Install Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Step 6: Select the License You Want to Install . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Step 8: Select License Manager for Installation . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Step 9: Specify the Location of the License File . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Step 10: Configure the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Step 11: Confirm Your Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Step 12: Complete the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

Download the License Manager Daemons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

Provide Products and Licensing Information to Clients . . 3-42

Install MathWorks Software on Client Systems in Network

Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Before You Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Step 1: Start the Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Step 2: Choose an Installation Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Step 5: Log In to Your MathWorks Account . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
Step 6: Select the License You Want to Install . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Step 8: Specify Products to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Step 9: Specify the License File Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56

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 Step 10: Specify Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Step 11: Confirm Your Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
Step 12: Complete the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61

License Manager Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

Start the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Configuring the License Manager to Start Automatically on
Linux Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Manage the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

Install Noninteractively (Silent Installation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69

When to Install Noninteractively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69
Using an Installer Properties File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69

Uninstall Noninteractively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71

Troubleshooting
4
Problems During Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Installer Does Not Start Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Why is a Product Dependency Message Displayed? . . . . . . . . 4-2
How Do I Specify Proxy Server Settings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
How Can I Activate Without a MathWorks Account? . . . . . . . 4-3

Problems After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

What Does This License Manager Error Mean? . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
How Do I Allow Access to License Manager Daemons? . . . . . 4-5

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Installation and Activation Procedures

This chapter describes how to install MathWorks products on your computer and
activate your installation.

Installation and Activation on page 1-2

MATLAB Student-Use Software on page 1-3
Install Products Using a MathWorks Account on page 1-4
Upgrade an Existing Installation on page 1-22
Activate an Installation Using a MathWorks Account on page 1-23
Install Products With a File Installation Key on page 1-35
Activate an Installation Without the Internet on page 1-49
Installation Management Tasks on page 1-53
Uninstall MathWorks Products on page 1-56
Deactivate an Installation on page 1-60
System Requirements on page 1-66
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Installation and Activation

Using the MathWorks installer, you can install and activate MathWorks products on a
computer running any of the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows operating system (32-bit or 64-bit)

Linux operating system (64-bit)
Mac OS X operating system

To find detailed, step-by-step instructions for common scenarios, see the following topics:

Install Products Using a MathWorks Account on page 1-4

Activate an Installation Using a MathWorks Account on page 1-23
Install Products With a File Installation Key on page 1-35
Installation Management Tasks on page 1-53
Uninstall MathWorks Products on page 1-56
Deactivate an Installation on page 1-60
System Requirements on page 1-66

Use these procedures if you have an Individual license or Group license. For information
about setting up the network license options, see Installing Network License Options.

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MATLAB Student-Use Software

If you are studying engineering, science, math, or finance, then MATLAB student-use
software is your essential technical computing resource.

MATLAB student-use software includes full-featured versions of both the MATLAB

and Simulink software used by engineers, scientists, and mathematicians at leading
universities, research laboratories, technology companies, and government laboratories
around the world. MATLAB student-use software also includes several other MathWorks
software add-ons that help you do course work in the areas of signal processing, control
design, statistics, optimization, and symbolic computing.

For more information about what the student-use software contains and what you can do
with it, see MATLAB for Student Use.

MATLAB Student-Use Software Policy

The license for MATLAB student-use software is for use in conjunction with courses at
degree-granting institutions. MathWorks offers this license as a special service to the
students and asks your help in seeing that its terms are not abused.

To use the license for MATLAB student-use software, you must be a student enrolled
at a degree-granting higher education institution, or be a student or teacher at a high
school or pre-university school. You may not use a license for student-use software at
a company or government laboratory. Also, you may not use it if you are an instructor
at a university, or for research, commercial, or industrial purposes. In these cases, you
can acquire the appropriate license by contacting MathWorks at www.mathworks.com/
academia/student_version.

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Install Products Using a MathWorks Account

In this section...
Before You Install on page 1-4
Step 1: Start the Installer on page 1-6
Step 2: Install Using a MathWorks Account on page 1-7
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement on page 1-9
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account on page 1-9
Step 5: Select the License You Want to Install on page 1-12
Step 6: Specify the Installation Folder on page 1-14
Step 7: Specify Products to Install on page 1-15
Step 8: Specify Installation Options on page 1-16
Step 9: Confirm Your Choices on page 1-18
Step 10: Complete the Installation on page 1-20

Before You Install

To run the installer, you need:

Your email address and your MathWorks Account password. You will need
them to log in to your account during installation. If you have multiple licenses
associated with your account, determine which license you want to install.

If you do not have a MathWorks Account, you can create one during installation. You
must have an Activation Key to create an account. An Activation Key is the unique
code that identifies a license. Ask the administrator of the license for the Activation
Key.

If you purchased MATLAB student-use software, your product package includes

the Activation Key or you can visit the License Center at the MathWorks website to
retrieve the key.
Correct permissions to perform the installation. If you have questions about
this, ask your system administrator.

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Note: While you use an administrator account or root privileges to install the
software, you typically do not want to activate the software for an administrative
user account. Specify the non-privileged account that will use the software when
you activate it. Running MATLAB as a user with administrator privileges or root
privileges is not recommended.

Windows Get the name and password for an account on your computer that
has administrator privileges.
Linux Get the root password. You can install MATLAB software without
superuser privileges, however, it limits certain installation options. For example, if
you want to set up symbolic links to the matlab command, install product files in
a protected folder, or edit the system boot script, you must have superuser status.
Mac OS X Get the name and password of an administrator account on your
computer. The administrator account is the user account you set up when you
configured your Mac OS X system; this is not your MathWorks Account. During
installation, you must enter this name and password in the Authenticate dialog
box.

To consider disabling anti-virus software and Internet security applications

on your system during installation. These applications can slow the installation
process or cause it to appear unresponsive (or to hang).

If you do not have an Internet connection during installation, see Install Products With
a File Installation Key on page 1-35.

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Step 1: Start the Installer

Note: MATLAB student-use software does not include DVDs. Download the installer
from the MathWorks website, instead.

1 Download the installer from the MathWorks website or locate your MATLAB DVD.

When you select an installer on the website, you receive the files that the installer
needs to run on your selected platform, not the product files. Run the installer to
select products that you want to install on the computer where you are logged in.
The installer downloads the products that it needs from MathWorks, if necessary.
2 Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform and whether you download the installer from the MathWorks website or
use a DVD.

Windows

Downloaded installer file If you click Run when you select the installer
on the MathWorks website, the installer starts automatically. If you saved
the installer instead, double-click the self-extracting installer file in the
folder where you saved it. The name of the self-extracting installer file is
matlab_release_$ARCH, where release is the release you are installing
(for example R2014b) and $ARCH is the selected architecture.

The installer should start automatically after file extraction is complete.

To restart the installer at a later time, click setup.exe. This file is located in
the top level of the folder where you extracted the files.
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. The installer usually starts automatically.
Mac OS X

Downloaded installer file Double-click the archive file to extract the files
that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After extracting the files,
open the installer folder and double-click InstallForMacOSX.app .
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. When the DVD icon appears on the desktop, double-click the icon to

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display the DVD contents, and then double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon
to begin the installation.

Linux

Downloaded installer file Use the unzip command to extract the files
from the archive file that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After
extracting the files, execute the installer command:

./install

DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system and execute this command:

/path_to_dvd/install &

Depending on how your system is configured, you might have to mount

the DVD first. Make sure you mount it with execute permissions, as in the
following example. Note that the name of the DVD drive might be different on
your system.

mount -o exec /media/cdrom0

Step 2: Install Using a MathWorks Account

Leave the Log In with a MathWorks Account option selected (the default), and then
click Next. During installation, you log in to your MathWorks Account, select the license
you want to install, and follow the prompts in the installer.

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If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click Connection Settings. Enter
the server name, port, and password in the Connection Settings page. MathWorks
supports Basic authentication and Digest authentication proxy configurations.

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Note: On Windows systems, the installer uses your system proxy settings, by default.
If your proxy server requires you to log in, the installer prompts you for your login
information.

Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement

Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and
click Next.

Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account

To log in to your MathWorks Account, enter your email address and password, and
click Next. The installer contacts MathWorks to retrieve information about the licenses
associated with your account.

If you do not have a MathWorks Account, select the Create a MathWorks Account
(requires an Activation Key) option and click Next. You are prompted to enter the
data needed to create the account.

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Create a MathWorks Account

To create an account, enter your email address, first name, last name, and password. You
must also provide an Activation Key because a newly created account does not have any
licenses associated with it.

The Activation Key identifies the license you want to install. The administrator of this
license can retrieve the key by visiting the License Center at the MathWorks website.
If you purchased MATLAB student-use software, your product package includes the
Activation Key.

Note: Entering dashes or spaces for the Activation Key is optional.

Click Next to create your account.

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Note: When you create a new MathWorks Account, you must verify your email address
before you can proceed with installation. Before you click Next in the Email Verification
Required dialog box, go to your email program, open the message sent to you by
MathWorks, and click the verification link. Then return to this dialog box and click Next.

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Step 5: Select the License You Want to Install

Select a license from the list of licenses associated with your MathWorks Account and
click Next.

If you want to install products on a license that is not associated with your MathWorks
Account:

1 Select the Enter an Activation Key for a license not listed option.
2 Enter an Activation Key and click Next.

An Activation Key is the unique code that identifies a license. Use it to activate a
license or allow licensed end users to associate their MathWorks Account with a
license. The administrator contact on the license can retrieve the key by visiting the
License Center on the MathWorks website. If you purchased MATLAB student-use
software, your product package includes the Activation Key. Or, you can visit the
License Center at the MathWorks website to retrieve the key.

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Specify an Activation Key

If there are no licenses associated with your account, or if permission to activate is

disabled on the license you selected, the installer displays the Activation Key dialog box.
Enter the required Activation Key and click Next. Ask the administrator contact on the
license for the Activation Key.

Note: Entering dashes or spaces for the Activation Key is optional.

If you are installing MATLAB student-use software, your product package includes the
Activation Key or you can visit the License Center at the MathWorks website to retrieve
the key.

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Step 6: Specify the Installation Folder

Specify the name of the folder where you want to install MathWorks products. Accept the
default installation folder, or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder does not
exist, the installer creates it.

When specifying a folder name, you can use any alphanumeric character and some
special characters, such as underscores. If you make a mistake while entering a folder
name and want to start over, click Restore Default Folder. After making your
selection, click Next.

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Step 7: Specify Products to Install

From the product list, specify which products you want to install. The list shows all the
products associated with the license you selected, or with the Activation Key or File
Installation Key you specified. If you do not want to install a particular product, clear the
check box next to its name.

Note: If the products you select exist in the default download location on your computer
or on a DVD, the installer uses the local files for installation instead of downloading
them from MathWorks. If you want to download the products again, go back to the Folder
Selection dialog box and select a different installation folder.

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After selecting the products you want to install, click Next to continue with the
installation.

Step 8: Specify Installation Options

You can specify some installation options, depending on which platform you are
installing.

Windows

On Windows, the Installation Options dialog box lets you choose whether to put shortcuts
for starting MATLAB in the Start menu and on the desktop.

After selecting installation options, click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Linux

On Linux systems, you can specify whether you want to create symbolic links to the
matlab and mex scripts. Specify a folder to which you have write access and that is
common to all your user's paths, such as /usr/local/bin .

After selecting installation options, click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Step 9: Confirm Your Choices

Before it begins installing the software on your hard disk, the installer displays a
summary of your installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with
the installation, click Install.

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Read Product Configuration Notes

Depending upon which products you install, the installer might display a dialog box
containing several types of information:

Product configuration information Certain products require additional

configuration. If you installed one of these products, the installer lists the
configuration commands in this dialog box. You can copy these command to your
system clipboard for use after the installation is completed.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Step 10: Complete the Installation

When the installation successfully completes, you can choose to activate the software you
just installed. You cannot use the software you installed until you activate it. Activating
immediately after installation is the quickest way to start using MATLAB. Click Next to
proceed with activation.

If you choose to exit the installer without activating the software, clear the Activate
MATLAB option and click Finish (the button label changes). Use the activation
application to activate the software at a later time. If you have not activated the
software, the activation application starts automatically when you start MATLAB.

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Related Topics

For step-by-step instructions on the activation process, see Activate an Installation

Using a MathWorks Account on page 1-23.

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Upgrade an Existing Installation

Note: Upgrades are not available for MATLAB student-use software.

If you are upgrading your MATLAB installation to the latest release, install the new
version in a new installation folder. If you are upgrading an installation of a prerelease
version of the software, install the released software in a new installation folder.

You do not need to delete an existing MATLAB installation before installing a new
release. Each release is independent of previous releases and you can run multiple
releases on the same system.

Note If you overwrite an existing installation from a prior release, the installer deletes
all the products in your installation folder and installs only those products included in
your current license. This avoids potential product incompatibilities. For example, if your
existing installation includes 10 products, but your current license only includes 9 of
those products, your MATLAB installation only includes the 9 products in your current
license.

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Activate an Installation Using a MathWorks Account

In this section...
Step 1: Start the Activation Application on page 1-23
Step 2: Choose Whether to Activate Automatically or Manually on page 1-24
Step 3: Log In to Your MathWorks Account on page 1-26
Step 4: Select the License on page 1-29
Step 5: Select an Activation Type on page 1-30
Step 6: Specify the User Name on page 1-31
Step 7: Confirm Your Activation Information on page 1-32
Step 8: Complete the Activation on page 1-33

Step 1: Start the Activation Application

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

Leave the Activate MATLAB check box selected on the Installation Complete dialog
box at the end of installation.
Start an installation of MATLAB that has not been activated.
If you have MATLAB running, on the Home tab, in the Resources section, select
Help > Licensing > Activate Software.
Navigate to your MATLAB installation folder and open the activation application.

Windows Double-click the activate_matlab.exe file in matlabroot/bin/

$ARCH folder, where matlabroot is your MATLAB installation folder, and $ARCH is a
platform-specific subfolder, for example: matlabroot\bin\win64

Linux and Mac OS X Execute the activate_matlab.sh script in the

matlabroot/bin folder.
Mac OS X Double-click the activation application icon in the MATLAB application
package. To view the contents of the MATLAB application package, right-click (or Ctrl
+click) the package and select Show Package Contents.

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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 login session continues into the activation
process. Click Next to proceed with activation.

If you were not logged in 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 (recommended) option selected. Activating
immediately after installation is the quickest way to start using MATLAB.

If you are not connected to the Internet, select Activate manually without the
Internet. If you select this option, you need a License File to activate manually. Your
License File identifies the products you can run. Contact the Administrator of the license
to get the file if you do not already have it.

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Specify a Proxy Server

Note: On Windows systems, the activation application uses your system proxy settings
by default.

If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click the Connection Settings
button. You can enter the server name and port information in the Proxy Settings dialog
box, and access other activation options. MathWorks supports several types of proxy
configurations: Basic authentication and Digest authentication.

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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 email address and password of your MathWorks Account and click Next. The
activation application contacts MathWorks to retrieve the licenses associated with your
account.

If you do not have a MathWorks Account, select the I need to create an Account
(requires an Activation Key) option and click Next.

If you already have a License File, select the Enter the full path to your license
file, including the file name option, specify the complete path to the file, and click
Next. Your License File identifies the products you can run. Contact the administrator of
your license to obtain this License File. After specifying the License File, the activation
application skips all the subsequent steps in the process and goes directly to the
Activation Complete dialog box.

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Create a MathWorks Account

To create an account, enter your email address, first name, last name, and password. You
must also provide an Activation Key. A newly created account does not have any licenses
associated with it. The Activation Key identifies the license you want to activate.

Note: Entering dashes or spaces for the Activation Key is optional.

The administrator contact on the license can retrieve the key by visiting the License
Center at the MathWorks website. If you are activating MATLAB student-use software,
your product package includes the Activation Key or visit the License Center on the
MathWorks website to retrieve the key

Click Next to create your account.

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Note: When you create a new MathWorks Account, you must verify your email address
before you can proceed with activation. Before you click Next in the Email Verification
Required dialog box, go to your email program, open the message from MathWorks, and
click the verification link. Then return to this dialog box and click Next.

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Step 4: Select the License

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:

If you want to activate 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. An Activation Key is the unique code that identifies a
license. You can use the key to activate a license or associate a license with your account.
Ask the administrator of the license for the Activation Key.

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Note: Entering dashes or spaces for the Activation Key is optional.

If you are activating MATLAB student-use software, your product package includes the
Activation Key or you can visit the License Center at the MathWorks website to retrieve
the key.

Step 5: Select an Activation Type

Note: If the license you installed (or selected in the previous step) has the activation type
preset or is a license for student-use software, 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 multiple people, choose the
Designated Computer option.

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

Step 6: Specify the User Name

Note: The activation application skips this step if you picked the Designated Computer
activation type for the license

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 Standalone
Named User activation type limits use of the software to a particular user on a particular
computer. MathWorks uses the operating system user name to identify this person. The
operating system user name is the ID through which a user gains access to a computer.
This ID is also known as the computer login name. To use MathWorks software, you
must be logged into the computer as the user name that you specify.

By default, the activation application fills in the user name of the person running the
activation application. To accept this default, leave the I will use the software option

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selected and click Next. If you used your administrator account to install the software
but will use another account to access the software, you can specify that user name here.

If you want to activate the license for someone else, select the Someone else will use
the software option, specify their email address, name, and operating system user
name, and click Next. The activation application looks for their MathWorks Account
or creates an account for them. This option can be useful for system administrators
activating the software for other users.

Note: The option to activate a license for someone else is not available for student-use
software.

Step 7: Confirm Your Activation Information

If all the information displayed is correct, click Activate.

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To activate an installation, 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. MathWorks also keeps a record of the
activation in MathWorks systems.

Step 8: Complete the Activation

After activating your installation, click Finish to exit the activation process.

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Install Products With a File Installation Key

In this section...
Before You Install on page 1-35
Step 1: Start the Installer on page 1-37
Step 2: Install With a File Installation Key on page 1-38
Step 3: Review the License Agreement on page 1-39
Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key on page 1-40
Step 5: Specify the Installation Folder on page 1-42
Step 6: Specify Products to Install on page 1-43
Step 7: Specify Installation Options on page 1-44
Step 8: Confirm Your Choices on page 1-46
Step 9: Complete the Installation on page 1-47

Before You Install

Before you run the installer:

Ensure that the product files, including the MATLAB installer, are available in an
accessible location, for example, in the default Downloads folder on your computer, a
network share, or on a DVD. If the product files are located in a folder other than the
default Downloads folder on your computer, the installer file must be located in the
same folder as the product files.

MATLAB student-use software does not include DVDs. You must connect to
MathWorks to download and install products.
Have your File Installation Key and License File handy. You need both these items to
perform an off-network installation and activation.

The File Installation Key identifies the products you can install. The License File
activates the installation, identifying which products you can run. The administrator
of the license can retrieve the File Installation Key and License File by visiting the
License Center at the MathWorks website.
Make sure you have the correct permissions to perform the installation. If you have
questions about this, ask your system administrator.

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Note: While you use an administrator account or root privileges to install the
software, you typically do not want to activate the software for an administrative
user account. Specify the non-privileged account that will use the software when
you activate it. Running MATLAB as a user with administrator privileges or root
privileges is not recommended.

Windows Systems Get the name and password of the administrator account
on your computer. The installer modifies the system registry during installation.
Linux Systems Get the root password. You can install MATLAB software
without superuser privileges, however, it limits certain installation options. For
example, if you want to setup symbolic links to the matlab command, install
product files in a protected folder, or edit the system boot script, you must have
superuser status.
Mac OS X Systems Get the name and password of an administrator account
on your computer. The administrator account is the user account you set up when
you configured your Mac OS X system; this is not your MathWorks Account.
During installation, you must enter this name and password in the Authenticate
dialog box, shown below.

Consider disabling virus-checking software and Internet security applications on your

system for the duration of the installation process. These applications can slow down
the installation process or cause it to appear unresponsive or to hang.

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If you have an Internet connection, follow the instructions in Install Products Using a
MathWorks Account on page 1-4. MathWorks recommends installing and activating
using an Internet connection.

You can use this procedure to install one of the standalone or network license options. If
you use this with a network license option, you must specify the License File path and
choose whether to configure the license manager. See for more information about these
additional steps.

Step 1: Start the Installer

Note: Verify that the folder containing the product files includes the installer file for
your platform in the root of the folder (setup.exe for Windows, install for Linux,
and InstallForMacOSX for Mac OS X) and an archives subfolder. If the archives
subfolder contains less than 3 files, you might be missing required files. Ask your
administrator to download the files again using the procedure in Download Products
Without Installation on page 2-15.

1 Copy the products files (including the installer file) to your computer or an accessible
location (for example, a DVD, USB drive, or network share).
2 Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform and whether you are accessing previously downloaded product files or are
using a DVD,.

Windows

Previously downloaded product files If you or an administrator

downloaded the product files previously and copied the product files to your
computer, a network share, or to media, go to the top level of the folder where
the product files are located and click setup.exe.
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. The installer usually starts automatically.
Mac OS X

DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. When the DVD icon appears on the desktop, double-click the icon to
display the DVD contents, and then double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon
to begin the installation.

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Previously downloaded product files If you or an administrator

downloaded the product files and copied the extracted files to your computer, a
network share, or to media, go to the top level of the folder where the product
files are located and double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon to begin the
installation.
Linux

Previously downloaded product files If you or an administrator

downloaded the product files and copied the extracted files to your computer, a
network share, or to media, go to the top level of the folder where the product
files are located and execute the installer command:

./install
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system and execute this command:

/path_to_dvd/install &

Depending on how your system is configured, you might have to mount

the DVD first. Make sure you mount it with execute permissions, as in the
following example. Note that the name of the DVD drive might be different on
your system.

mount -o exec /media/cdrom0

Step 2: Install With a File Installation Key

If you do not have an Internet connection, but have access to product files on your
computer, a network share, or a DVD, select the Use a File Installation Key option
and click Next.

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Step 3: Review the License Agreement

Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and
click Next.

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Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key

If you do not have an Internet connection, and choose to install manually, the installer
displays the File Installation Key dialog box. A File Installation Key identifies the
products you can install.

If you have the key, select the I have the File Installation Key for my license option,
enter the File Installation Key, and click Next. The administrator contact on a license
can retrieve the File Installation Key from the License Center at the MathWorks website.

If you do not have the key, select the I do not have the File Installation Key option
and click Next. The installer provides you with the information you need to get a key.

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If You Do Not Have the File Installation Key

The Installation and Activation Next Steps dialog box contains the information you need
to retrieve your File Installation Key from the License Center at the MathWorks website.
This information includes:

Host ID
Release number (for example, R2014b)
Operating system user name (Note that user names are case-sensitive in activation.)

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To get your File Installation Key:

1 Copy the information displayed in this dialog box and click Finish to exit the
installer. On Windows and Linux systems, you can click Print to print out the
information.
2 Go to a computer with an Internet connection and log in to your account at the
MathWorks website.
3 Visit the License Center and enter the information from this dialog box. MathWorks
uses this information to generate a License File and a File Installation Key for your
license.
4 Return to your computer and run the installer again. With the File Installation Key
and a License File, you can install and activate the software without an Internet
connection.

Step 5: Specify the Installation Folder

Specify the name of the folder where you want to install MathWorks products. Accept the
default installation folder, or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder does not
exist, the installer creates it.

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When specifying a folder name, you can use any alphanumeric character and some
special characters, such as underscores. If you make a mistake while entering a folder
name and want to start over, click Restore Default Folder. After making your
selection, click Next.

Step 6: Specify Products to Install

Specify which products you want to install in the Product Selection dialog box. This
dialog box lists all the products associated with the license you selected or with the
Activation Key you specified. In the dialog box, all the products are preselected for
installation. If you do not want to install a particular product, clear the check box next to
its name.

After selecting the products you want to install, click Next to continue with the
installation.

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Note: If the product files are not located on your computer or the installer is not located
in the same folder as the product files, the installer will be unable to find products to
install.

Step 7: Specify Installation Options

You can specify several installation options, depending on your platform.

Windows Systems

On Windows, the Installation Options dialog box lets you choose whether to put shortcuts
for starting MATLAB in the Start menu and on the desktop.

After selecting installation options, click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Linux Systems

On Linux systems, you can specify whether you want to create symbolic links to the
matlab and mex scripts. Specify a folder to which you have write access and that is
common to all your user's paths, such as /usr/local/bin .

After selecting installation options, click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Step 8: Confirm Your Choices

Before it begins installing the software on your hard disk, the installer displays a
summary of your installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with
the installation, click Install.

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Step 9: Complete the Installation

When the installation successfully completes, the installer displays the Installation
Complete dialog box. In this dialog box, you can choose to activate the software you
just installed. You cannot use the software you installed until you activate it. Running
activation immediately after installation is the fastest way to start using MATLAB. Click
Next to proceed with activation.

If you choose to exit the installer without performing activation, clear the Activate
MATLAB option and click Finish (the button label changes). You can activate later
using the activation application.

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Activate an Installation Without the Internet

In this section...
Step 1: Start the Activation on page 1-49
Step 2: Specify the Path to the License File on page 1-50
Step 3: Complete the Activation on page 1-51

Step 1: Start the Activation

Because you were not logged in to your MathWorks Account during installation, or you
started the activation application independently, you must choose whether to activate
automatically or manually. Select the Activate manually without the Internet
(recommended) option and click Next.

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Step 2: Specify the Path to the License File

To activate without an Internet connection, you must have a License File. The License
File identifies which products you can run. The administrator contact on the license can
retrieve the License File from the License Center at the MathWorks website. Select the
Enter the path to the License File option and enter the full path of your License File
in the text box (or drag and drop the file) and click Next.

If you do not have your License File, select the I do not have a license file option and
click Next to get information about how to retrieve a License File.

If You Do Not Have a License File

Save the information displayed in this dialog box. You can print a copy of this
information by clicking Print. Take the information to a computer with an Internet
connection and visit the License Center at the MathWorks website. MathWorks uses this
information to generate a File Installation Key and a License File. You must have this

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information with you when you return to the computer on which you want to install and
activate the software. To exit the activation application, click Finish.

Note: Your installation is not activated yet. You cannot run MATLAB until you retrieve
your License File.

Step 3: Complete the Activation

After activating your installation, click Finish to exit the activation process.

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Installation Management Tasks

In this section...
Start MATLAB Software on page 1-53
Update Your License on page 1-54
Set Your MATLAB Startup Folder on page 1-54
Set Up MATLAB Environment Options on page 1-54
Find Information About MATLAB Software on page 1-55

Start MATLAB Software

The method you use to start MATLAB software depends on your platform.

Windows Systems:

On systems running Windows 8, go to the Windows Start screen or the desktop

and click the MATLAB R2014b icon.

On systems running Windows 7, click the Windows Start menu, and then select
MATLAB R2014b .
On systems running Windows XP, click the Windows Start menu, and then select
Programs > MATLAB > R2014b, and click MATLAB R2014b.
If you chose to create a shortcut on your desktop during the installation, you can
double-click the MATLAB icon on the desktop.

Navigate to matlabroot/bin, where matlabroot is your MATLAB installation

folder, and double-click matlab.exe.
Linux Systems:

Enter the matlab command at the system prompt. If you did not set up symbolic
links on the Installation Options dialog box during installation, you must enter

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the full path name, matlabroot/bin/matlab, where matlabroot is the name of

your MATLAB installation folder.
Mac OS X Systems:

Navigate to your installation folder and double-click the MATLAB icon.

Update Your License

Throughout the term of your license, your MATLAB installation periodically contacts
MathWorks to verify that your license is up-to-date. If your license is up to date, the
validation process is transparent. If it determines that you need to update your license,
the validation process displays a dialog box giving you the option to update your license.

You can disable validation at the License Center at the MathWorks website. See the
License Center Help for step-by-step instructions.

Set Your MATLAB Startup Folder

If you start MATLAB using the shortcut on your desktop, the initial current folder
(or startup folder) is My Documents\MATLAB. (You can choose to have the installer
create this shortcut at Step 8: Specify Installation Options on page 1-16.) To learn
how to specify the startup folder, see the MATLAB Desktop Tools and Development
Environment documentation.

Set Up MATLAB Environment Options

To customize MATLAB environment options, create a file named startup.m in the
matlabroot\toolbox\local folder and add commands to it. For example, you can use
the startup.m file to specify welcome messages, default definitions, or any MATLAB
expressions that you want executed every time you invoke MATLAB. The local folder
includes a sample startup file, named startupsav.m, that you can rename and use as a
starting point.

Perform any additional configuration by typing the appropriate command at the

MATLAB command prompt. For example, to configure the MATLAB Notebook, type

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notebook -setup. To configure a compiler to work with the MATLAB External

Interface, type mex -setup.

Find Information About MATLAB Software

After successfully installing MATLAB, you are probably eager to get started using it. The
following list provides pointers to sources of information and other features you might
find helpful in getting started with MATLAB.

Task Description
Get an overview of MATLAB and its Read the MATLAB Getting Started
capabilities documentation.
Find out what's new in this release Read the Release Notes documentation.
Start a product or access product Select the Apps tab, browse the apps gallery, and
demonstration programs find the app you want to start.
Get information about specific On the Home tab, in the Resources section, click
MATLAB features Help > Documentation to view reference and
tutorial information in hyperlinked HTML format.
Get help with specific questions Go to the MathWorks website
you cannot find answered in the (www.mathworks.com), click Support, and search
documentation for answers.

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Uninstall MathWorks Products

The method you use to remove MathWorks software from your computer varies,
depending on your platform.

Note: Deactivating a license and removing the software are separate activities. You can
deactivate a license without removing the software from your computer. For information
about deactivating software, see Deactivate an Installation on page 1-60.

Remove Products on Windows Systems

To remove (uninstall) MathWorks products from your system:

1 Shut down the MATLAB software.

2 Start the uninstaller, using any of the following methods.

On systems running Windows 8, from the Start screen, search for Control Panel.
In the Control Panel, select Uninstall a Program in the Programs category.
From the list of products displayed, click MATLAB R2014b.
On systems running Windows 7, click the Start menu, and select Control
Panel. In the Control Panel, select Uninstall a Program in the Programs
category. From the list of products displayed, click MATLAB R2014b.
On systems running Windows XP, click the Start menu, select Settings >
Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Select MATLAB R2014b from
the list of products and click Change/Remove.
Navigate to the matlabroot/uninstall/bin/$ARCH folder, where
matlabroot is your MATLAB installation folder and $ARCH is a platform-
specific subfolder, such as win64. Double-click the uninstaller executable,
uninstall.exe.

To learn how to use an uninstaller properties file to run the uninstaller

noninteractively, see .
3 In the Uninstall Products dialog box, select the products you want to remove and
click Uninstall.

If you select MATLAB, you automatically remove all other MathWorks products.

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You might receive a message telling you that the product you want to uninstall has
other products that depend on it. For example, most MathWorks products require
the MATLAB product. To dismiss the message and continue removing products, click
OK. To change the products you had selected for deletion, click Cancel.

If you also want to remove your MATLAB user preferences, click the Uninstall
MATLAB preference files (including Command History) check box. By default,
the uninstaller does not delete these preference files. MATLAB preference files
contain your environment settings, such as command history and Help favorites.
To find where MATLAB stores your preferences, use the prefdir command at the
MATLAB prompt, as in the following example:
prefdir
ans =
C:\WINNT\Profiles\username\Application Data\MathWorks\MATLAB\R2014b

username is the user name of the person who runs MATLAB.

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4 (Optional) Choose whether to delete download archive files. If your MATLAB

installation folder contains the archive files for downloaded products, the uninstaller
displays a message asking if you want to delete these archive files. The installer
stores these archive files in the matlabroot/archives folder of your installation.
To remove these files, click Yes.
5 To proceed with the removal, click the Uninstall button. The uninstaller displays
the status of the operation as it progresses and displays a dialog box when the
operation is complete. Click Finish to exit the uninstaller. When you uninstall a
MATLAB installation, the uninstaller displays a dialog box suggesting that you
deactivate the installation. For more information about deactivation, see Deactivate
an Installation on page 1-60.

Uninstall Products on Linux Systems

Note: If you want to deactivate a license and remove the software, be sure to deactivate
before you remove the software. When you remove the software, you also remove the
application you use to deactivate the software. For more information about deactivating,
see Deactivate an Installation on page 1-60.

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1 Exit the MATLAB program.

2 Enter this command at the Linux prompt:
rm -rf matlabroot

where matlabroot represents the name of your top-level MATLAB installation

folder.

Uninstall Products on Mac OS X Systems

Note: When you remove a MATLAB installation, you remove the deactivation
application, so it is best to deactivate before removing your installation. For more
information about deactivating software, see Deactivate an Installation on page
1-60.

To remove a MATLAB installation:

1 Get the user name and password of an administrator account on the Mac OS X
system. Depending on where you installed MATLAB software, you might need
administrator privileges to remove it.
2 Exit MATLAB before removing a MATLAB installation. You can use the lmdown
command to stop the license manager.
3 Navigate to your MATLAB installation folder. For example, the installation folder
might be named MATLAB_R2014b.app in your Applications folder.
4 Drag your MATLAB installation folder to the trash, and then select Empty Trash
from the Finder menu.

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Deactivate an Installation
Deactivating an installation renders the MathWorks software unusable on a particular
computer. Deactivation can be a useful way to manage usage of the software on multiple
computers. For example, if you want to install and activate the software on a new
computer, and you've already performed all the activations allowed by your license,
you can deactivate one of your existing installations to enable activation on your new
computer.

The deactivation process has two parts: the license must be deactivated on your computer
and must also be deactivated in MathWorks systems. If you have Internet connectivity,
the MathWorks deactivation application can take care of both parts of the process. If you
do not have Internet connectivity, the deactivation application disables the software on
your computer and gives you a deactivation string. To complete the deactivation process,
you must visit the MathWorks website, log in to your account, and deactivate using the
deactivation string. When you deactivate a license, you deactivate all the installations of
that license on a particular computer.

Note: Deactivating a license and removing the software are separate activities. You can
deactivate a license without removing the software from your computer. For information
about removing an installation, see Uninstall MathWorks Products on page 1-56.

To deactivate a license on your computer, follow this procedure:

1 Start the deactivation application using any of the following methods.

Choose to start deactivation after running the uninstaller.

Choose to start deactivation after a validation check that finds the installation is
inactive.
Choose the deactivate option from the Help > Licensing menu in the MATLAB
desktop.
Navigate to your MATLAB installation folder. matlabroot, and launch the
deactivation application executable.

Window Systems:
matlabroot\uninstall\bin\win64\deactivate_matlab.exe

Linux Systems:

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matlabroot/bin/deactivate_matlab.sh

Mac OS X Systems:
/Applications/MATLAB_R2014b.app/bin/deactivate_matlab.sh
On systems running Windows 7, click the Start menu and select MATLAB. The
deactivation application should appear on the list.
On systems running Windows XP, you can also click the Start menu and choose
Programs > MATLAB > R2014b > Deactivate MATLAB R2014b
2 Select the license that you want to deactivate and click Deactivate.

When the deactivation application starts, it displays the licenses you currently have
installed and activated on your system. If you start the application from within
MATLAB, the license you are using is preselected.

If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click the Connection Settings
button and enter the server name and port information. Click OK to return to the
MathWorks Software Deactivation dialog box.

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3 Confirm deactivation. Click Yes and the deactivation application attempts to contact
MathWorks.

4 Complete deactivation. Click OK.

If the deactivation application can deactivate the license on your computer and in
MathWorks systems, it displays the Deactivation Complete dialog box. Click OK to
return to the MathWorks Software Deactivation dialog box, where you can choose to
deactivate other licenses.

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If the deactivation application can deactivate the license on your computer but not in
MathWorks systems, it displays the Deactivation Next Steps dialog box. This dialog
box contains the deactivation string. To complete deactivation, you must go to the
MathWorks website, log in to your account, and deactivate with the deactivation
string. See the License Center help for more information. Click OK to return to the
MathWorks Software Deactivation dialog box.

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Deactivation string.

Click OK.

5 After you deactivate a license, the MathWorks Software Deactivation dialog box
displays an additional column listing the status of the licenses. To deactivate
another license, select it from the list and click Deactivate. If you are finished, click
Close to exit the deactivation application.

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System Requirements
For the most up-to-date information about system requirements, go to the MathWorks
website (www.mathworks.com).

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Installation for Administrators

Installation Procedures for Administrators on page 2-2

Install on an Individual Computer on page 2-3
Download Products Without Installation on page 2-15
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Installation Procedures for Administrators

If you are an Administrator for the licenses that you want to install, you can:

Download and install MATLAB software for the computer where you are logged in.
Download MATLAB products to a specified location and install the products at a later
time. You can:

Download products for multiple platforms.

Install the downloaded software on one or more computers.
Install products using a File Installation Key. Use this procedure if you have a DVD
or downloaded the products previously and do not have an Internet connection. For
instructions about installation using a File Installation Key, see Install Products
With a File Installation Key on page 1-35

To determine whether you are an Administrator for one or more licenses:

1 Log in to your MathWorks Account.

2 Select Manage Licenses.
3 Find the license in the displayed list.

Activation for both installation methods is the same as activation for licensed-end user
installations. For more information about activation, see .

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Install on an Individual Computer

In this section...
Before You Begin on page 2-3
Step 1: Start the Installer on page 2-3
Step 2: Choose the Log In Option on page 2-5
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement on page 2-7
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account on page 2-7
Step 5: Choose Install on page 2-8
Step 6: Select the License on page 2-9
Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder on page 2-10
Step 8: Specify Products to Install on page 2-11
Step 9: Confirm Your Choices on page 2-12
Step 10: Complete the Installation on page 2-13
Activation on page 2-14

Before You Begin

To use this procedure, you must be an administrator for the license you select in the
installer.

Consider disabling anti-virus software and Internet security applications on your system
during installation. These applications can slow the installation process or cause it to
appear unresponsive (or to hang).

If you do not have an Internet connection, download the product files as described in
Download Products Without Installation on page 2-15 and copy the files to an
accessible location or locate your MATLAB DVD. Then, install the products using a File
Installation Key. For instructions, see Install Products With a File Installation Key on
page 1-35.

Step 1: Start the Installer

1 Download the installer from the MathWorks website or locate your MATLAB DVD.

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When you select an installer on the website, you receive the files that the installer
needs to run on your selected platform, not the product files. Run the installer to
select products that you want to install on the computer where you are logged in.
The installer downloads the products that it needs from MathWorks, if necessary.
2 Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform and whether you download the installer from the MathWorks website or
use a DVD.

Windows

Downloaded installer file If you click Run when you select the installer
on the MathWorks website, the installer starts automatically. If you saved
the installer instead, double-click the self-extracting installer file in the
folder where you saved it. The name of the self-extracting installer file is
matlab_release_$ARCH, where release is the release you are installing
(for example R2014b) and $ARCH is the selected architecture.

The installer should start automatically after file extraction is complete.

To restart the installer at a later time, click setup.exe. This file is located in
the top level of the folder where you extracted the files.
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. The installer usually starts automatically.
Mac OS X

Downloaded installer file Double-click the archive file to extract the files
that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After extracting the files,
open the installer folder and double-click InstallForMacOSX.app .
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. When the DVD icon appears on the desktop, double-click the icon to
display the DVD contents, and then double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon
to begin the installation.

Linux

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Downloaded installer file Use the unzip command to extract the files
from the archive file that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After
extracting the files, execute the installer command:

./install

DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system and execute this command:

/path_to_dvd/install &

Depending on how your system is configured, you might have to mount

the DVD first. Make sure you mount it with execute permissions, as in the
following example. Note that the name of the DVD drive might be different on
your system.

mount -o exec /media/cdrom0

Step 2: Choose the Log In Option

Leave the Log In with a MathWorks Account option selected (the default), and then
click Next. During installation, you log in to your MathWorks Account, select the license
you want to install, and follow the prompts in the installer.

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If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click Connection Settings. Enter
the server name, port, and password in the Connection Settings page. MathWorks
supports Basic authentication and Digest authentication proxy configurations.

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Note: On Windows systems, the installer uses your system proxy settings, by default.
If your proxy server requires you to log in, the installer prompts you for your login
information.

Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement

Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and
click Next.

Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account

To log in to your MathWorks Account, enter your email address and password, and
click Next. The installer contacts MathWorks to retrieve information about the licenses
associated with your account.

If you do not have a MathWorks Account, select the Create a MathWorks Account
(requires an Activation Key) option and click Next. You are prompted to enter the
data needed to create the account.

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Step 5: Choose Install

Choose Install.

This option downloads the software from MathWorks, if necessary, and installs the
software on the computer where you are logged in.

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Step 6: Select the License

Select a license from the list of licenses associated with your MathWorks Account and
click Next.

If you want to install products on a license that is not associated with your MathWorks
Account:

1 Select the Enter an Activation Key for a license not listed option.
2 Enter an Activation Key and click Next.

An Activation Key is the unique code that identifies a license. Use it to activate a
license or allow licensed end users to associate their MathWorks Account with a

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license. The administrator contact on the license can retrieve the key by visiting the
License Center on the MathWorks website. If you purchased MATLAB student-use
software, your product package includes the Activation Key. Or, you can visit the
License Center at the MathWorks website to retrieve the key.

Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder

Specify the name of the folder where you want to install MathWorks products. Accept the
default installation folder, or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder does not
exist, the installer creates it.

When specifying a folder name, you can use any alphanumeric character and some
special characters, such as underscores. If you make a mistake while entering a folder

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name and want to start over, click Restore Default Folder. After making your
selection, click Next.

Step 8: Specify Products to Install

From the product list, specify the products you want to install. The list shows all
the products associated with the license you selected or with the Activation Key you
specified. If you do not want to install a particular product, clear the check box next to its
name.

Note: If the products you select exist in your computers default download location or on
a DVD, the installer uses the local files for installation instead of downloading them from
the MathWorks website.

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The installer checks if any of the products you selected depend on other products. If there
are product dependencies that are not satisfied, the installer issues a warning. Consider
adjusting your product selection.

After selecting the products to install, click Next to continue with the installation.

Step 9: Confirm Your Choices

Before it begins installing the software on your hard disk, the installer displays a
summary of your installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with
the installation, click Install.

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Step 10: Complete the Installation

When the installation successfully completes, you can choose to activate the software you
just installed. You cannot use the software you installed until you activate it. Activating
immediately after installation is the quickest way to start using MATLAB. Click Next to
proceed with activation.

If you choose to exit the installer without activating the software, clear the Activate
MATLAB option and click Finish (the button label changes). Use the activation
application to activate the software at a later time. If you have not activated the
software, the activation application starts automatically when you start MATLAB.

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Activation
Activation for this procedure is the same as activation for Licensed end users. For more
information, see .

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Download Products Without Installation

In this section...
Before You Begin on page 2-15
Step 1: Download and Start the Installer on page 2-15
Step 2: Choose Log In Option on page 2-16
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement on page 2-18
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account on page 2-18
Step 5: Choose Download Only Option on page 2-19
Step 6: Specify the Download Folder and Platform on page 2-20
Step 7: Specify Products to Download on page 2-21
Step 8: Confirm Your Choices on page 2-22
Step 9: Complete the Download on page 2-23
Install and Activate the Downloaded Software on page 2-24

This procedure describes how to download products without installing them immediately.
This procedure is useful when you want to download products and install them at a later
time on one or more computers.

Before You Begin

To use this procedure, you must be an Administrator contact for the license associated
with your MathWorks Account.

Consider disabling anti-virus software and Internet security applications on your system
during installation. These applications can slow the installation process or cause it to
appear unresponsive (or to hang)

Step 1: Download and Start the Installer

1 Download the installer from the MathWorks website.

When you select an installer from the website, you receive the files that the installer
needs to run on your selected platform, not the product files. Run the installer

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to select products for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X platforms. The installer
downloads the products that it needs from MathWorks, if necessary.
2 Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform.

Windows If you click Run when you select the installer on the MathWorks
website, the installer starts automatically. If you saved the installer instead,
double-click the self-extracting installer file in the folder where you saved it. The
installer should start automatically after file extraction is complete.

To restart the installer at a later time, click setup.exe. This file is located in the
top level of the folder where you extracted the files.
Mac OS X Double-click the archive file to extract the files that you
downloaded from the MathWorks website. After extracting the files, open the
installer folder and double-click InstallForMacOSX.app .
Linux Use the unzip command to extract the files from the archive file that
you downloaded from the MathWorks website and execute this command:

./install

Note: You can start the installer from a DVD, however, the installer downloads the
product files from the MathWorks website instead of using the products on the DVD.

Step 2: Choose Log In Option

Leave the Log In with a Mathworks Account option selected (the default), and
then click Next. During installation, log in to your MathWorks Account and follow the
prompts in the installer.

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If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click the Connection Settings
button. Enter the server name, port, and password in the Connection Settings dialog
box. MathWorks supports Basic authentication and Digest authentication proxy
configurations.

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Note: On Windows systems, the installer uses your system proxy settings, by default.
If your proxy server requires you to log in, the installer prompts you for your login
information.

Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement

Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and
click Next.

Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account

To log in to your MathWorks Account, enter your email address and password, and
click Next. The installer contacts MathWorks to retrieve information about the licenses
associated with your account.

If you do not have a MathWorks Account, select the Create a MathWorks Account
(requires an Activation Key) option and click Next. You are prompted to enter the
data needed to create the account.

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Step 5: Choose Download Only Option

Choose the Download Only option.

This option downloads your products from the MathWorks website for installation at a
later time.

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Step 6: Specify the Download Folder and Platform

1 Specify the name of the folder where you want to download the MathWorks software.

You can accept the default download folder or click Browse to select a different one.
If the folder does not exist, the installer creates it.
2 Select one or more platforms.

After the download completes, the root folder or directory in the download location
includes the installer for each selected platform.

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Step 7: Specify Products to Download

Specify which products you want to download. If you do not want to download a
particular product, clear the check box next to its name.

If a product already exists in the specified download location, it is not selectable. The
installer does not download these products again. If you want to download the products
again, go back to the Folder Selection dialog box and select a different download location.

After selecting the products you want to download, click Next.

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Step 8: Confirm Your Choices

Before it begins downloading files to your hard disk, the installer displays a summary of
your choices.

To change the download location or the product selection, click Back.

To proceed with the download, click Download.

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Step 9: Complete the Download

When the download completes successfully, you can view the total size of the downloaded
files and open the download location.

Click Finish to end the download procedure.

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Install and Activate the Downloaded Software

After you download the software, you can install it from the download location at any
time. If you plan to install the software using a File Installation Key, make sure the
downloaded product files, including the installer file, are in a location that an off-network
computer can access. For example, you can copy the files to the default Downloads folder
on the off-network computer or copy the software to media , such as a DVD. If you do not
copy the files to the computers default Downloads folder, make sure the installer file is
located in the same folder as the product files.

To install the software, follow one of these procedures:

Use an Internet connection to access your license information and install the
software. See Install Products Using a MathWorks Account on page 1-4
Use a File Installation Key (FIK) for off-network installations. See Install Products
With a File Installation Key on page 1-35

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Installing Network License Options

This topic describes how to activate and install MathWorks products on computers in
a network configuration for licenses such as Concurrent or Network Named User. The
computers can be running the Microsoft Windows operating system (32-bit or 64-bit), the
Linux operating system (64-bit), or the Mac OS X operating system.

Understanding License Files on page 3-2

Plan Your Network Installation on page 3-4
Suggested Installation Procedures on page 3-8
Install License Manager Using a File Installation Key on page 3-9
Install License Manager Using A MathWorks Account on page 3-23
Download the License Manager Daemons on page 3-41
Provide Products and Licensing Information to Clients on page 3-42
Install MathWorks Software on Client Systems in Network Configurations on page
3-43
License Manager Tasks on page 3-63
Install Noninteractively (Silent Installation) on page 3-69
Uninstall Noninteractively on page 3-71
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Understanding License Files

In this section...
License File Description on page 3-2
License File Search Path on page 3-2

License File Description

A License File is a specially formatted ASCII text file that contains encrypted product
passcodes for each product you are licensed to run. Each product passcode identifies the
number of keys available for that product. The license manager grants or denies access to
a product depending on the availability of the license keys associated with each product.

The following figure presents a sample License File. Each INCREMENT line identifies
a product, the number of keys available for the product, and other information. (The
INCREMENT lines in your License File might not include every element shown in the
example.) The backslash (\) character indicates that the line continues onto the next line.

The lines that begin with a pound sign (#) are comments. The MathWorks Installer uses
the information in these comment lines (license server host ID or Internet address) when
it processes the License File during installation.
# BEGIN-------cut here-------CUT HERE-------BEGIN
# MATLAB license passcode file.
# LicenseNo: 12345 HostID: INTERNET=144.212.101.43
INCREMENT TMW_Archive MLM 18 01-sep-2010 0 \
BC9DE773A77D15AF8 VENDOR_STRING=83 HOSTID=DEMO SN=12345
INCREMENT MATLAB MLM 18 01-sep-2010 1 \
4C9D3348561BE9E3B USER_BASED DUP_GROUP=U SN=12345
INCREMENT SIMULINK MLM 18 01-sep-2010 1 \
1CD148466EF58DF8B USER_BASED DUP_GROUP=U SN=12345
INCREMENT Signal_Toolbox MLM 18 01-sep-2010 1 \
6CF74B458BA143DC3 USER_BASED DUP_GROUP=U SN=12345
# END---------cut here-------CUT HERE-------END

License File Search Path

When you start MATLAB, it reads the License File to check for product licensing.
MATLAB searches for the License file in the following locations, in the specified order.
Once it finds a License File, MATLAB stops searching.

1 License File specified on MATLAB startup command line using the -c option. You
can specify a list of paths to search. When you use the -c option, you explicitly

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prohibit the searching of the environment variables. When using the -c option, keep
in mind the following:

If the path to your License File contains a space, enclose the path name in
quotation marks.
If you are specifying more than one License File, make sure to enclose the entire
list of License Files in quotation marks.
2 If no License File is specified at the MATLAB command line, MATLAB searches
two environment variables, described in the following table. MATLAB searches the
vendor specific environment variable, MLM_LICENSE_FILE first.

Environment Variable Purpose

MLM_LICENSE_FILE Specifies the location of the License File, but only
for MathWorks products. (Recommended, because it
affects only MathWorks products.)
LM_LICENSE_FILE Specifies the location of the License File for all
applications using FlexNet licensing on this server.
3 If it does not find any License File specified using environment variables, MATLAB
searches the profile folder of the person starting the program. For licenses that are
locked to individual users, the activation application puts the License File in a folder
in your user profile.
4 If it does not find any License File specified in environment variables or in your user
profile, MATLAB checks the \licenses folder in your MATLAB installation for files
named license.dat or any file with the extension .lic.

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Plan Your Network Installation

In a shared network configuration, you make MathWorks products available to users
with access to your network. These configurations use license keys to control access to
MathWorks products. Users check out a license key when they start MATLAB or use
functions in other products. When all the keys for a particular product are checked out,
the license manager denies further requests.

When configuring a network installation, you must:

1 Determine how you want to configure the products for users There are
several possible configurations. You must decide whether users will install MATLAB
on their computers or access MATLAB over a network.
2 Install the software on the computers required by the configuration You
must install the license manager on a server and, depending on your configuration,
either install MathWorks products on a server or install the products on client
systems. You can use the MathWorks installer to perform all of these installations.
See .

Note: You must activate the license for the installation before you run the installer. To
retrieve the License File needed for your configuration, visit the License Center at the
MathWorks website. You must provide the Host ID of the system on which you intend to
run the license manager when requesting a License File. You specify the location of your
License File during installation.

Designing Your Network Installation

For network installations, MathWorks uses a license manager program, FlexNet
Publisher, a product of Flexera Software, Inc. To set up a network installation, you must
install the license manager and install MathWorks products. You use the MathWorks
installer to perform both installations. If you want to integrate MathWorks products into
an already established license management scheme, you can copy the MathWorks license
management daemons onto your system instead of using the installer to install license
manager.

Before you install MATLAB in a network installation, you must decide what type of
configuration you want to set up. This decision determines how many installations you
need to perform. This section describes these options.

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Setting Up a Remote Client Access Configuration

In a remote client access configuration, you install MATLAB and the license manager on
a central file server. (These instructions refer to this system as your license server.) Users
on client systems access MATLAB over the network. This figure shows one possible
configuration. The license manager and MATLAB can be installed on the same server or
on separate servers.

Server

MATLAB
FLEXnet

Client Client Client

If your license server runs the Windows operating system, follow the instructions in the
installation guide. Your configuration can include a mixture of systems. For example, a
Linux license server can serve clients running Windows.

In remote client access configurations, it can be helpful to give clients a script that sets
up a shortcut to the network copy of MATLAB and specifies a default startup folder for
MATLAB.

Setting Up Local Client Access Configuration

In a local client access configuration, you install the license manager on a server and you
install MATLAB on each client system. When users on client systems start MATLAB,
it contacts the license manager over the network to check out a license key. This figure
shows one possible configuration.

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Server

FLEXnet

Client Client Client

MATLAB MATLAB MATLAB

You use the same basic network installation procedure to install MathWorks products on
a client system.

Determining How Many Installations You Need

Depending on your network configuration, you might have to perform multiple

installations:

Installing the license manager on a server For network installations, you

must install the FlexNet license manager to control product access. You install the
license manager on a server that is available to all your network users, referred to in
this documentation as the license server.
Installing MathWorks products on a server If your configuration calls for
users to use MathWorks products from a central location, rather installing the
products on their local system, you must install the product files on a server. If this
server is the same system as your license server (it does not have to be), you can
install MathWorks products at the same time as you install the license manager.
Installing MathWorks products on each client system If your network
configuration calls for users to install MathWorks products on their own systems and
only access the license server over the network, then you must install the product
files on each system. The client systems must be able to connect to the license server
over a network. See Install MathWorks Software on Client Systems in Network
Configurations on page 3-43

Instead of performing the installation procedures interactively, providing the information

requested by each dialog box, you can run the installer noninteractively. In this mode,
you enter into a properties file all the information you would normally provide using

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the installer dialog boxes. For more information, see Install Noninteractively (Silent
Installation) on page 3-69.

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Suggested Installation Procedures

If your configuration calls for the license manager and MATLAB software to run on the
same server, you can use the MathWorks installer to perform both installations at the
same time.

Use the following suggestions to help you choose an appropriate installation procedure.

Task Suggested Procedures

Install license manager only. Install License Manager Using a File
Installation Key on page 3-9
Install license manager and MathWorks Install License Manager Using a File
products at the same time. Installation Key on page 3-9

This task requires that you download the

products first or have them available on a
DVD. For information about downloading
products without installing them, see .
Log in to your MathWorks Account to Install License Manager Using A
install license manager and MathWorks MathWorks Account on page 3-23
products at the same time.
Integrate the latest version of license Download the License Manager Daemons
manager daemons with an existing on page 3-41
configuration.

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Install License Manager Using a File Installation Key

To avoid any potential issues with License File operation, consider upgrading the license
manager software whenever you upgrade MATLAB software.

Note: Starting with R2013b, network License Files have a new format. As a result,
R2013b and later releases require an update to the latest version of the license manager
that ships with R2013b or later. You can continue to use older License Files and previous
versions of the MATLAB software if you decide not to upgrade to R2013b or a later
release.

In this section...
Before You Install on page 3-9
Step 1: Start the Installer on page 3-11
Step 2: Select Use a File Installation Key on page 3-13
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement on page 3-13
Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key on page 3-14
Step 5: Specify the Installation Folder on page 3-15
Step 6: Select the License Manager for Installation on page 3-16
Step 7: Specify the Location of the License File on page 3-17
Step 8: Configure the License Manager on page 3-18
Step 9: Confirm Your Choices on page 3-20
Step 10: Complete the Installation on page 3-21

Before You Install

Activate the license or obtain the License file, if you activated the license previously.

1 Visit the License Center at the MathWorks website.

2 Select the license to activate.
3 Select the Activation and Installation tab and click Activate.

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4 Specify the operating system type and Host ID of the computer on which you
intend to run the license manager. You can optionally assign a descriptive label to
the activation as well. Click Continue.
5 Choose whether to download the License File and File Installation Key or receive
them in email. Click Continue.
Shut down the license manager, if it is running. See Start the License Manager on
page 3-63 for more information.
If you are installing the license manager only, run the installer from the MathWorks
website or use a DVD.
If you want to install the license manager and the rest of your MathWorks products at
the same time, the MathWorks products must be available on your computer or on a
DVD. Use the MathWorks installer to download products without installing them, if
you dont have a DVD.
Make sure you have the correct permissions to perform the installation. If you have
questions about this, ask your system administrator.

Windows Systems Get the name and password of the administrator account
on your computer.
Linux Systems Get the root password. You can install MATLAB software
without superuser privileges, however, it limits certain installation options. For
example, if you want to set up symbolic links to the matlab command, install
product files in a protected folder, or edit the system boot script, you must have
superuser status.
Mac OS X Systems Get the name and password of an administrator account
on your computer. The administrator account is the user account you set up when
you configured your Mac OS X system; this is not your MathWorks Account.
During installation, you must enter this name and password in the Authenticate
dialog box, shown below.

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Consider disabling virus checking software and Internet security applications on your
system for the duration of the installation process. These applications can slow down
or cause the installation process to appear to become unresponsive (hang).

You only need to install the license manager once at a site. For information about
installing MathWorks software on clients, see Install MathWorks Software on Client
Systems in Network Configurations on page 3-43.

Step 1: Start the Installer

1 Download the installer from the MathWorks website or locate your MATLAB DVD.

When you select an installer on the website, you receive the files that the installer
needs to run on your selected platform, not the product files. Run the installer to
select products that you want to install on the computer where you are logged in.
The installer downloads the products that it needs from MathWorks, if necessary.
2 Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform and whether you download the installer from the MathWorks website or
use a DVD.

Windows

Downloaded installer file If you click Run when you select the installer
on the MathWorks website, the installer starts automatically. If you saved
the installer instead, double-click the self-extracting installer file in the
folder where you saved it. The name of the self-extracting installer file is

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matlab_release_$ARCH, where release is the release you are installing

(for example R2014b) and $ARCH is the selected architecture.

The installer should start automatically after file extraction is complete.

To restart the installer at a later time, click setup.exe. This file is located in
the top level of the folder where you extracted the files.
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. The installer usually starts automatically.
Mac OS X

Downloaded installer file Double-click the archive file to extract the files
that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After extracting the files,
open the installer folder and double-click InstallForMacOSX.app .
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. When the DVD icon appears on the desktop, double-click the icon to
display the DVD contents, and then double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon
to begin the installation.

Linux

Downloaded installer file Use the unzip command to extract the files
from the archive file that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After
extracting the files, execute the installer command:

./install

DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system and execute this command:

/path_to_dvd/install &

Depending on how your system is configured, you might have to mount

the DVD first. Make sure you mount it with execute permissions, as in the

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following example. Note that the name of the DVD drive might be different on
your system.

mount -o exec /media/cdrom0

Step 2: Select Use a File Installation Key

Select Use a File Installation Key and click Next.

Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement

Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and
click Next.

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Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key

Select the I have the File Installation Key for my license option, enter the File
Installation Key, and click Next.

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Step 5: Specify the Installation Folder

Specify the name of the folder where you want to install the license manager. Accept the
default installation folder or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder does not
exist, the installer creates it.

After making your selection, click Next.

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Step 6: Select the License Manager for Installation

Select the license manager in the product list. By default, it is not selected for
installation.

If you are only installing the license manager on your server, clear the check boxes next
to the other products. If you are setting up a remote access configuration where users
will run MathWorks products on a central server, and this central server is your license
server, leave all the other products in the list selected for installation.

Note: If you plan to install other MathWorks products when you install the license
manager, you need the DVD or the products must be available locally on your computer.
For additional information about downloading products to your computer, see .

After making your selections, click Next to proceed with the installation. After clicking
Next, you might receive a message telling you that one or more of the products you
selected depend on other products.

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Step 7: Specify the Location of the License File

In the text box, enter the full path of the License File you retrieved from the License
Center at the MathWorks website. Then, click Next.

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License File Processing on Server

The installer performs the following processing of this License File:

Makes a copy of your License File, naming it license.dat, and puts this copy in the
\etc folder of your MATLAB installation folder.
Adds a SERVER line and a DAEMON line to the file. The SERVER line identifies the
server host and port number. The DAEMON line identifies the name of the license
manager daemon.
Stores the processed License File in matlabroot/etc, where matlabroot is your
MATLAB installation folder.

Step 8: Configure the License Manager

You configure the license manager in different ways, depending on which platform you
are installing.

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Windows Systems

Configuring the license manager service provides automatic startup at system boot time
and centralizes administration of the license manager through the Windows Services
control panel. To review the default license manager configuration settings, click View
Default Settings. If you choose not to configure the license manager service, you can do
it later.

Note: If you have an existing license manager that you want to continue to use until
you install the new one, select the Do NOT configure license manager as a service
(files will still be installed) option. The installer still installs the license manager files.
After installation, you can stop your existing license manager and start your new license
manager.

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Mac OS X Systems

To add an entry for the license manager to your system Startup Items folder, leave the
option selected and click Next. Specify the user name that will own the license manager
process. For security reasons, this name cannot be root.

Step 9: Confirm Your Choices

Before it begins copying files to your hard disk, the installer displays a summary of your
installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with the installation,
click Install.

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Step 10: Complete the Installation

When the installer finishes, click Finish to exit the installer.

If you installed the license manager as a service, you should restart your computer after
completing the installation. The license manager must be running to start MATLAB on
client systems. As a service, the license manager gets started automatically at system
boot time.

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Install License Manager Using A MathWorks Account

In this section...
Before You Install on page 3-23
Step 1: Start the Installer on page 3-25
Step 2: Select Log in with a MathWorks Account on page 3-27
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement on page 3-28
Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account on page 3-29
Step 5: Choose Install Option on page 3-30
Step 6: Select the License You Want to Install on page 3-31
Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder on page 3-32
Step 8: Select License Manager for Installation on page 3-33
Step 9: Specify the Location of the License File on page 3-34
Step 10: Configure the License Manager on page 3-35
Step 11: Confirm Your Choices on page 3-37
Step 12: Complete the Installation on page 3-39

To avoid any potential issues with License File operation, consider upgrading the license
manager software whenever you upgrade MATLAB software.

Note: Starting with R2013b, network License Files have a new format. As a result,
R2013b and later releases require an update to the latest version of the license manager
that ships with R2013b or later. You can continue to use older License Files and previous
versions of the MATLAB software if you decide not to upgrade to R2013b or a later
release.

Before You Install

Activate the license, or obtain the License File, if you activated the license previously:

1 Visit the License Center at the MathWorks website.

2 Select the license to activate.

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3 Select the Activation and Installation tab and click Activate.

4 Specify the operating system type and Host ID of the computer on which you
intend to run the license manager. You can optionally assign a descriptive label to
the activation as well. Click Continue.
5 Choose whether to download the License File or receive it in email. Click
Continue.
If it is running, shut down the license manager. See Start the License Manager on
page 3-63 for more information.
Make sure you have your email address and your MathWorks Account password
handy. You will need them to log in to your account during installation. If you have
multiple licenses associated with your account, know the number of the license you
want to install.

If you don't have a MathWorks Account, you can create one during installation.
However, you must have 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.
Make sure you have the correct permissions to perform the installation. If you have
questions about this, ask your system administrator.

Windows Systems Get the name and password of the administrator account
on your computer.
Linux Systems Get the root password. You can install MATLAB software
without superuser privileges, however, it limits certain installation options. For
example, if you want to set up symbolic links to the matlab command, install
product files in a protected folder, or edit the system boot script, you must have
superuser status.
Mac OS X Systems Get the name and password of an administrator account
on your computer. The administrator account is the user account you set up when
you configured your Mac OS X system; this is not your MathWorks Account.
During installation, you must enter this name and password in the Authenticate
dialog box, shown below.

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Consider disabling virus checking software and Internet security applications on your
system for the duration of the installation process. These applications can slow down
or cause the installation process to appear to become unresponsive (hang).

You only need to install the license manager once at a site. For information about
installing MathWorks software on clients, see Install MathWorks Software on Client
Systems in Network Configurations on page 3-43.

Step 1: Start the Installer

1 Download the installer from the MathWorks website or locate your MATLAB DVD.

When you select an installer on the website, you receive the files that the installer
needs to run on your selected platform, not the product files. Run the installer to
select products that you want to install on the computer where you are logged in.
The installer downloads the products that it needs from MathWorks, if necessary.
2 Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform and whether you download the installer from the MathWorks website or
use a DVD.

Windows

Downloaded installer file If you click Run when you select the installer
on the MathWorks website, the installer starts automatically. If you saved
the installer instead, double-click the self-extracting installer file in the
folder where you saved it. The name of the self-extracting installer file is

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matlab_release_$ARCH, where release is the release you are installing

(for example R2014b) and $ARCH is the selected architecture.

The installer should start automatically after file extraction is complete.

To restart the installer at a later time, click setup.exe. This file is located in
the top level of the folder where you extracted the files.
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. The installer usually starts automatically.
Mac OS X

Downloaded installer file Double-click the archive file to extract the files
that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After extracting the files,
open the installer folder and double-click InstallForMacOSX.app .
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. When the DVD icon appears on the desktop, double-click the icon to
display the DVD contents, and then double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon
to begin the installation.

Linux

Downloaded installer file Use the unzip command to extract the files
from the archive file that you downloaded from the MathWorks website. After
extracting the files, execute the installer command:

./install

DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system and execute this command:

/path_to_dvd/install &

Depending on how your system is configured, you might have to mount

the DVD first. Make sure you mount it with execute permissions, as in the

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following example. Note that the name of the DVD drive might be different on
your system.

mount -o exec /media/cdrom0

Step 2: Select Log in with a MathWorks Account

Leave the Log In with a MathWorks Account option selected (the default), and then
click Next. During installation, you log in to your MathWorks Account, select the license
you want to install, and follow the prompts in the installer.

If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click Connection Settings. Enter
the server name, port, and password in the Connection Settings page. MathWorks
supports Basic authentication and Digest authentication proxy configurations.

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Note: On Windows systems, the installer uses your system proxy settings, by default.
If your proxy server requires you to log in, the installer prompts you for your login
information.

Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement

Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and
click Next.

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Step 4: Log In to Your MathWorks Account

To log in to your MathWorks Account, enter your email address and password, and
click Next. The installer contacts MathWorks to retrieve information about the licenses
associated with your account.

If you do not have a MathWorks Account, select the Create a MathWorks Account
(requires an Activation Key) option and click Next. You are prompted to enter the
data needed to create the account.

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Step 5: Choose Install Option

Leave the Install option selected (the default) and click Next.

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Step 6: Select the License You Want to Install

Select a license with one of the network license options 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.
Information identifying the license option and the activation type. For server
installation, select a license with one of the network license options.

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. An Activation Key is the unique code that identifies a
license.

Note: Entering dashes or spaces for the Activation Key is optional.

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Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder

Specify the name of the folder where you want to install MathWorks products. Accept the
default installation folder, or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder does not
exist, the installer creates it.

When specifying a folder name, you can use any alphanumeric character and some
special characters, such as underscores. If you make a mistake while entering a folder
name and want to start over, click Restore Default Folder. After making your
selection, click Next.

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Step 8: Select License Manager for Installation

Select the license manager in the product list. By default, it is not selected for
installation.

If you are only installing the license manager on your server, clear the check boxes next
to the other products. If you are setting up a remote access configuration where users
will run MathWorks products on a central server, and this central server is your license
server, leave all the other products in the list selected for installation.

After making your selections, click Next to proceed with the installation. After clicking
Next, you might receive a message telling you that one or more of the products you
selected depend on other products.

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Step 9: Specify the Location of the License File

In the text box, enter the full path of the License File you retrieved from the License
Center at the MathWorks website. Then, click Next.

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License File Processing on Server

When you install the license manager, the installer performs the following processing of
this License File:

Makes a copy of your License File, naming it license.dat, and puts this copy in the
\etc folder of your MATLAB installation folder.
Adds a SERVER line and a DAEMON line to the file. The SERVER line identifies the
server (host and port number). The DAEMON line identifies the name of the license
manager daemon.

Step 10: Configure the License Manager

You configure the license manager in different ways, depending on which platform you
are installing.

Windows Systems

Configuring the license manager service provides automatic startup at system boot time
and centralizes administration of the license manager through the Windows Services

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control panel. To review the default license manager configuration settings, click View
Default Settings. If you choose not to configure the license manager service, you can do
it later.

Note: If you have an existing license manager that you want to continue to use until
you install the new one, select the Do NOT configure license manager as a service
(files will still be installed) option. The installer still installs the license manager files.
After installation, you can stop your existing license manager and start your new license
manager.

Mac OS X Systems

To add an entry for the license manager to your system Startup Items folder, leave the
option selected and click Next. Specify the user name that will own the license manager
process. For security reasons, this name cannot be root.

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Step 11: Confirm Your Choices

Before it begins copying files to your hard disk, the installer displays a summary of your
installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with the installation,
click Install.

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As it copies files to your hard drive, the installer displays a status dialog box to show the
progress of the installation.

Read Product Configuration Notes

The installer includes information about how to start the license manager on your server.
If you installed other products, you might also see some additional product configuration
and product update information.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Step 12: Complete the Installation

When the installer finishes, click Finish to exit the installer.

If you installed the license manager as a service, you should restart your computer after
completing the installation. The license manager must be running to start MATLAB on
client systems. As a service, the license manager gets started automatically at system
boot time.

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Download the License Manager Daemons

If you already have the license manager installed and configured, you might want to
download new license manager daemons directly to your server instead of using the
MathWorks installer to install the latest version of the software. The license manager
daemons include:

lmgrd The license manager daemon.

MLM The MathWorks vendor daemon.

1 Download the zip file for your platform from License Manager Download on the
MathWorks website.
2 If the license manager is running, shut it down. See Start the License Manager on
page 3-63 for more information.
3 Extract the files from the zip file to the license manager folder. The default
location for the license manager files is the matlabroot\etc\$ARCH folder, where
matlabroot is your MATLAB installation folder and $ARCH is a platform-specific
subfolder.
4 Restart the license manager, and configure it as needed.

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Provide Products and Licensing Information to Clients

After you install the license manager on your server, you must provide users who want to
install MathWorks products on their computers with:

A License File Give users a copy of the License File that was processed during
installation of the license manager on your server. This License File must contain the
correct SERVER line for the license server you are using. For information about this
License File, see License File Processing on Server on page 3-35.

Note: Do not give users performing client installations a copy of the original License
File you created from the licensing email. They can't use the licensing information in
this form it doesnt include the correct SERVER line. Also, do not forward to users
the licensing email you received from MathWorks.
Access to product files There are several ways to make product files available
to users performing client installations. You can share the MathWorks product DVD
with users. You can also download the product files and make them available on
a server that is accessible to all clients. For these scenarios, users will need a File
Installation Key to install products.

If users performing client installations have MathWorks Accounts, you can give users
the Activation Key for the license and let them log in to their accounts to install their
MathWorks products.
Installation instructions Give users a copy of the instructions in Install
MathWorks Software on Client Systems in Network Configurations on page 3-43.
Do not give them the license manager installation instructions because this might
confuse them.

If you have many client installations to perform, you can create an installer
initialization file and run the installer noninteractively see Install
Noninteractively (Silent Installation) on page 3-69.

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Install MathWorks Software on Client Systems in Network

Configurations

In this section...
Before You Install on page 3-43
Step 1: Start the Installer on page 3-45
Step 2: Choose an Installation Method on page 3-48
Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement on page 3-48
Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key on page 3-49
Step 5: Log In to Your MathWorks Account on page 3-50
Step 6: Select the License You Want to Install on page 3-53
Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder on page 3-54
Step 8: Specify Products to Install on page 3-55
Step 9: Specify the License File Location on page 3-56
Step 10: Specify Installation Options on page 3-57
Step 11: Confirm Your Choices on page 3-59
Step 12: Complete the Installation on page 3-61

Before You Install

Get required installation and licensing information from your license administrator. This
information includes:

Product access:

If products are located on a shared DVD or on a server, obtain the File Installation
Key from your license administrator.
If you are planning to use a File Installation Key for installation, ensure that
the product files, including the MATLAB installer, are available in an accessible
location, for example, in the default Downloads folder on your computer, a network
share, or on a DVD. If the product files are located in a folder other than the
default Downloads folder on your computer, the installer file must be located in
the same folder as the product files.

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MATLAB student-use software does not include DVDs. You must connect to
MathWorks to download and install products.
If you are expected to use your MathWorks Account to install products, make sure
you have your email address and your MathWorks Account password handy. You
need them to log in to your account during installation.

If necessary, obtain the Activation Key. If you do not have a MathWorks Account,
you need the Activation Key to create one during installation. An Activation Key
is the unique code that identifies a license. It also allows licensed end users to
associate their MathWorks Account with a license.
The client License File. The License File must include the correct SERVER line for
the license server you need to use.
Correct permissions to perform the installation. If you have questions about
this, ask your system administrator.

Windows Systems Get the name and password of the administrator account
on your computer. The installer modifies the system registry during installation.
Linux Systems Get the root password. You can install MATLAB software
without superuser privileges, however, it limits certain installation options. For
example, if you want to setup symbolic links to the matlab command, install
product files in a protected folder, or edit the system boot script, you must have
superuser status.
Mac OS X Systems Get the name and password of an administrator account
on your computer. The administrator account is the user account you set up when
you configured your Mac OS X system; this is not your MathWorks Account.
During installation, you must enter this name and password in the Authenticate
dialog box, shown below.

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Whether to disable virus checking software and Internet security

applications. These applications can slow down or cause the installation process to
appear to become unresponsive (hang).

If You Are Upgrading an Existing Installation

For best results when upgrading your MATLAB installation to the latest release, install
the new version in a new installation folder. Installing in a new installation folder also
applies when upgrading an installation of a prerelease version of the software. You do
not need to delete an existing MATLAB installation before installing a new release. You
can run multiple versions of MATLAB on the same system.

Step 1: Start the Installer

Note: If you are accessing products from a shared location and planning to use a File
Installation Key, verify that the folder containing the product files includes the installer
file for your platform in the root of the folder (setup.exe for Windows, install for
Linux, and InstallForMacOSX for Mac OS X) and an archives subfolder. If the archives
subfolder contains less than 3 files, you might be missing required files. Ask your
administrator to download the files again using the procedure in Download Products
Without Installation on page 2-15.

1 Start the installer. The method you use to start the installer depends on your
platform and whether the license administrator downloaded the installer from the
MathWorks website or you are using a DVD.

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Windows

Previously downloaded product files If you or an administrator downloaded

the product files previously and copied the product files to your computer, a
network share, or to media, go to the top level of the folder where the product
files are located and click setup.exe.
Downloaded installer file Double-click the self-extracting installer file in
the folder where the downloaded files are located. The installer should start
automatically after file extraction is complete.

To restart the installer at a later time, click setup.exe. This file is located in
the top level of the folder where you extracted the files.
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. The installer usually starts automatically.
Mac OS X

Previously downloaded product files If you or an administrator downloaded

the product files and copied the extracted files to your computer, a network
share, or to media, go to the top level of the folder where the product files
are located and double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon to begin the
installation.
Downloaded installer file Double-click the archive file in the folder where
the downloaded files are located. After extracting the files, open the installer
folder and double-click InstallForMacOSX.app .
DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system. When the DVD icon appears on the desktop, double-click the icon to
display the DVD contents, and then double-click the InstallForMacOSX icon
to begin the installation.

Linux

Previously downloaded product files If you or an administrator downloaded

the product files and copied the extracted files to your computer, a network

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share, or to media, go to the top level of the folder where the product files are
located and execute the installer command:

./install
Downloaded installer file Use the unzip command to extract the files from
the archive file in the folder where the downloaded files are located. After
extracting the files, execute the installer command:

./install

DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system and execute this command:

/path_to_dvd/install &

Depending on how your system is configured, you might have to mount

the DVD first. Make sure you mount it with execute permissions, as in the
following example. Note that the name of the DVD drive might be different on
your system.

mount -o exec /media/cdrom0

Downloaded installer file Use the unzip command to extract the files from
the archive file in the folder where the downloaded files are located. After
extracting the files, execute the installer command:

./install

DVD installation Insert the DVD into the DVD drive connected to your
system and execute this command:

/path_to_dvd/install &

Depending on how your system is configured, you might have to mount

the DVD first. Make sure you mount it with execute permissions, as in the
following example. Note that the name of the DVD drive might be different on
your system.

mount -o exec /media/cdrom0

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Step 2: Choose an Installation Method

Choose whether you want to install using a File Installation Key or a MathWorks
Account. If you have a File Installation Key, choose Use a File Installation Key and
click Next.

If you have an Internet connection and are expected to use a MathWorks Account to
install products, choose Log in with a MathWorks Account. For this option, you might
need to obtain an Activation Key from the license administrator.

Step 3: Review the Software License Agreement

Review the software license agreement and, if you agree with the terms, select Yes and
click Next.

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Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key

If you are expected to use a MathWorks Account to access products for installation, skip
this step and go to Step 5.

If you are using a shared DVD or the product files are accessible on a server, select Use a
File Installation Key and click Next.

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Step 5: Log In to Your MathWorks Account

To log in to your MathWorks Account, enter your email address and password, and
click Next. The installer contacts MathWorks to retrieve information about the licenses
associated with your account.

If you do not have a MathWorks Account, select the Create a MathWorks Account
(requires an Activation Key) option and click Next. You are prompted to enter the
data needed to create the account.

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Creating a MathWorks Account

To create an account, enter your email address, first name, last name, and password. You
must also provide an Activation Key because a newly created account does not have any
licenses associated with it.

The Activation Key identifies the license you want to install. The administrator of this
license can retrieve the key by visiting the License Center at the MathWorks website.
If you purchased MATLAB student-use software, your product package includes the
Activation Key.

Note: Entering dashes or spaces for the Activation Key is optional.

Click Next to create your account.

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Note: When you create a new MathWorks Account, you must verify your email address
before you can proceed with installation. Before you click Next in the Email Verification
Required dialog box, go to your email program, open the message sent to you by
MathWorks, and click the verification link. Then return to this dialog box and click Next.

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Because the Activation Key you entered specifies a particular license, the installer skips
the license selection step.

Step 6: Select the License You Want to Install

Note: If you specified an Activation Key in the previous step, the installer 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.
Information identifying the license option and the activation type.

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If you do not see the license you want in the list, select Enter an Activation Key for a
license not listed and enter an Activation Key.

Step 7: Specify the Installation Folder

Specify the name of the folder where you want to install MathWorks products. Accept the
default installation folder, or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder does not
exist, the installer creates it.

When specifying a folder name, you can use any alphanumeric character and some
special characters, such as underscores. If you make a mistake while entering a folder
name and want to start over, click Restore Default Folder. After making your
selection, click Next.

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Step 8: Specify Products to Install

Specify which products you want to install. This dialog box lists all the products you are
licensed to install. The products in the list are preselected for installation.

Note: Do not install the license manager on client systems.

After making your selections, click Next to proceed with the installation. After clicking
Next, you might receive a message telling you that one or more of the products you
selected depend on other products.

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Step 9: Specify the License File Location

In the text box, enter the full path of the License File that you received from the license
administrator and click Next.

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License File Processing on Client

The installer performs the following processing of the License File on client systems:

Creates a copy of the License File you specify, naming it network.lic, and puts the
file in the \licenses folder in your MATLAB client installation folder.
Deletes all the INCREMENT lines and the DAEMON line in the License File, leaving the
SERVER line. Adds the statement USE_SERVER to the file.

Step 10: Specify Installation Options

Specify the installation options, depending on which platform you are installing.

On Windows Systems

On Windows, the Installation Options dialog box lets you choose whether to put shortcuts
for starting MATLAB in the Start menu and on the desktop.

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After selecting installation options, click Next to proceed with the installation.

On Linux Systems

On Linux systems, you can specify whether you want to create symbolic links to the
matlab and mex scripts. Specify a folder to which you have write access and that is
common to all your user's paths, such as /usr/local/bin .

After selecting installation options, click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Step 11: Confirm Your Choices

Before it begins installing the software on your hard disk, the installer displays a
summary of your installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with
the installation, click Install.

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Read Product Configuration Notes

Depending upon which products you install, the installer might display a dialog box
containing several types of information:

Product configuration information Certain products require additional

configuration. If you installed one of these products, the installer lists the
configuration commands in this dialog box. You can copy these command to your
system clipboard for use after the installation is completed.

Click Next to proceed with the installation.

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Step 12: Complete the Installation

When the MathWorks installer finishes, click Finish to exit the installer.

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License Manager Tasks

In this section...
Start the License Manager on page 3-63
Configuring the License Manager to Start Automatically on Linux Systems on page
3-64
Manage the License Manager on page 3-64

Start the License Manager

To start MATLAB software on a client computer, the license manager must be running
on the server. On Windows and Mac OS X systems, the installer configures the license
manager to start automatically when you start your system. (On Linux systems you
must edit the system boot scriptssee Configuring the License Manager to Start
Automatically on Linux Systems on page 3-64 .) If you accepted this default
configuration, the easiest way to start the license manager is to reboot the computer on
which you installed the license manager. There are several other ways to start the license
manager, depending on your platform. The following section describe these methods.

Windows Systems on page 3-63

Linux and Mac OS X Systems on page 3-64

Note: The user name associated with the license manager process should be a user that
is defined locally on the system, not defined on a network. The license manager starts up
properly only if the user name can be found during the startup process on the computer,
before network users are available.

Windows Systems

You can start the license manager on Windows systems using any of the following
methods:

Use the Windows Services control panel to start or stop the license manager, if you
chose to configure it as a service during installation. On the Windows Start menu,
select Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
Use the license management utility, lmtools.exe, included in your MATLAB
installation in the matlabroot\etc\$ARCH folder, where $ARCH is a platform-

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specific subfolder. Start the lmtools.exe application and select the Start/Stop/
Reread tab.

Linux and Mac OS X Systems

To start the license manager daemons on a Linux or Mac OS X system, execute the
lmstart script (located in the matlabroot/etc folder), where matlabroot represents
the name of your top-level MATLAB installation folder. The lmstart script stops any
currently running daemons and starts new ones.

To run lmstart on a Mac OS X system, open a terminal window using the Terminal
application (found in /Applications/Utilities) and navigate to the /etc folder in
your MATLAB installation folder:
cd /Applications/MATLAB_R2013b.app/etc

Note A user other than root should run the lmstart script because it is a security risk
to run any program as root that does not require root permissions. The license manager
(lmgrd) does not require root permissions. If you must start the license manager as root,
use the su command to start lmgrd as a nonprivileged user:

su username -c "lmgrd -c license_file -l /var/tmp/LM_TMW.log"

where username is a nonprivileged user.

Configuring the License Manager to Start Automatically on Linux Systems

To configure the license manager to start automatically at boot time on Linux systems,
use the standard method for starting services automatically on your Linux distribution.

Start the lmboot_TMW service with the -u username option, where username
represents a valid user name other than root. For security reasons, the license manager
daemons cannot be owned by superuser.

Make sure that the license manager starts at the very end of the system boot sequence.
For the license manager to start correctly, the network must already be running. Use
whatever mechanism your version of Linux provides to configure the boot sequence.

Manage the License Manager

This section describes several utilities provided by FlexNet licensing that you can use
to manage the license manager. For detailed information about these utilities, see the

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License Administration Guide, included in PDF format in your MATLAB installation

(matlabroot\etc\LicenseAdministration.pdf).

Using LMTOOLS (Windows Systems Only) on page 3-65

Using the License Manager Command Line Utilities on page 3-66

Using LMTOOLS (Windows Systems Only)

On Windows systems, FlexNet Publisher licensing includes a tool, called LMTOOLS.

Using LMTOOLS, you can perform many license management tasks, such as:

Getting the status of the license manager

Starting and stopping the license manager
Configuring the license manager as a service

To illustrate, the following example shows how to use LMTOOLS to see the current
status of the license manager:

1 Start LMTOOLS by double-clicking the lmtools.exe file in the matlabroot\etc

\$ARCH folder, where matlabroot is your MATLAB installation folder and $ARCH is
a platform-specific subfolder, such as win64.
2 Select the Server Status tab.
3 Click the Perform Status Enquiry button. LMTOOLS displays the same information
as if you had entered the command lmutil lmstat -a.

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Using the License Manager Command Line Utilities

FlexNet licensing includes a set of license management utilities that you can use to start,
stop, and monitor the license manager.

On Windows systems, FlexNet packages all the utilities in a single, command-line

executable called lmutil.exe. This program is available in the matlabroot\etc\
$ARCH folder, where matlabroot is your MATLAB installation folder and $ARCH is a
platform-specific subfolder, such as win64. For example, to run a status check of the
license manager, open a DOS command window and run lmutil specifying lmstat as
an argument:
lmutil lmstat -a -c "C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2014b\etc\license.dat"

The -a option requests a verbose listing. You must also include the-c option to specify
the License File to use. You must use this with every lmutil option. If your installation
path contains spaces, enclose the path in quotes. The following is a portion of the
information returned.

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lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2010 Flexera Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Flexible License Manager status on Tue 11/5/2014 10:11

[Detecting lmgrd processes...]

License server status: 27000@ah-jcustomer
License File(s) on customerj: C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013b\etc\license.dat:

customerj: license server UP (MASTER) v.11.9

Vendor daemon status (on ah-jcustomer):

MLM: UP v11.9

Feature usage info:

Users of MATLAB: (Total of 5 licenses available)

Users of SIMULINK: (Total of 5 licenses available)

Users of Control_Toolbox: (Total of 5 licenses available)

Users of Identification_Toolbox: (Total of 5 licenses available).

To view a list of all the utilities in the lmutil package, type:

lmutil -h

To get help for a particular utility, type the name of the utility with the -h option, as in
the following;
lmutil lmstat -h

On Linux and Mac OS X systems, these license management utilities are individual
executables, available in the matlabroot/etc folder. For example, to view the status of
the license manager, use the lmstat utility, as follows:
lmstat -a

lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2010 Flexera Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Flexible License Manager status on Tue 11/5/2013 10:11

License server status: 27000@ah-jcustomer

License File(s) on customerj: /user/local/MATLAB/R2013b/etc/license.dat:

customerj: license server UP (MASTER) v.11.9

Vendor daemon status (on customerj):

MLM: UP v11.9

Feature usage info:

Users of MATLAB: (Total of 5 licenses available)

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Users of SIMULINK: (Total of 5 licenses available)

To get help for a particular utility, use the -h option, as in the following;

lmstat -h

The following table lists the names of the most useful license management tools included.

Utility Description
lmdiag Diagnose license checkout problems.
lmdown Shut down all license daemons (both lmgrd and all vendor daemons)
on the license server node.
lmhostid Report the host ID of a system.
lmreread Make the license manager daemon reread the License File and start
any new vendor daemons.
Note: When you use lmreread to reprocess a License File for a user-
based license, changes to INCLUDE statements in the associated
FlexNet options file take effect after a 15-minute delay.
lmstat Display the status of all network licensing activities.
lmswitchr Switch the report log file.
lmver Determine the version of a library or binary file.

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Install Noninteractively (Silent Installation)

In this section...
When to Install Noninteractively on page 3-69
Using an Installer Properties File on page 3-69

When to Install Noninteractively

Note: For information about removing (uninstalling) a MATLAB installation

noninteractively, see Uninstall Noninteractively on page 3-71.

If you have many installations of MATLAB software to perform, and the information
you need to enter for each installation is the same, you can put this information into
a properties file and run the MathWorks installer noninteractively. You specify the
properties file on the command line when you launch the installer and the file provides
the installer with the information that you would otherwise provide interactively, using
the installer dialog boxes. Noninteractive installation (also called silent installation) can
save time and prevent errors.

Using an Installer Properties File

Note: You need a File Installation Key to use an installer properties file.

To run the installer noninteractively, perform these steps:

1 Create an installer properties file.

Make a copy of the installer properties file template, named

installer_input.txt. This file is located in the top-level folder on the
MathWorks DVD or in the top level of the folder where you downloaded the software
(typically, C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\mathworks_downloads).

For example, on a Windows system, you might execute this command:

copy Z:\installer_input.txt C:\temp\my_installer_input.txt

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2 Open your installer properties file using any text editor, and enter values for all the
specified parameters. For example, to specify where you want to install products, set
the value of the destinationFolder= parameter to the full path of the installation
folder.
destinationFolder=C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013b

The installer properties file template contains descriptions of each parameter

along with valid values. Specify your File Installation Key as the value of the
fileInstallationKey= parameter.
3 Save your changes to the file.
4 Start the installer using the -inputFile option to specify the full path of your
installer properties file as a command-line argument.

For example, on Windows systems, click the Start menu and select the Run option.
In the Run dialog box, enter
setup.exe -inputFile C:\temp\my_installer_input.txt

For information about specifying an installer properties file on Linux and Mac OS X
systems, see the instructions in the installer properties file template.

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Uninstall Noninteractively

Note: For information about installing MATLAB noninteractively, see Install

Noninteractively (Silent Installation) on page 3-69.

To run the uninstaller noninteractively, perform these steps:

1 Create an uninstaller properties file.

Make a copy of the uninstaller properties file template, named

uninstaller_input.txt, located in the uninstall folder in your MATLAB
installation folder. For example, on a Windows system, you might execute this
command:
copy matlabroot\uninstall\uninstaller_input.txt C:\temp\my_uninstall.txt
2 Open your uninstaller properties file using any text editor, and enter values for all
the specified parameters. For example, you can specify the name of the output log
file using the outputFile= parameter. The template contains detailed descriptions
of each parameter with examples.

By default, the uninstaller removes all the products in a particular MATLAB

installation, however, you can specify which products to delete. In the product list in
the template, remove the comment character at the beginning of the product name.
In silent mode, if you specify a product for deletion that is not one of your installed
products, the uninstaller exits and writes a message to your log file. If you specified
mode=automated, the uninstaller displays the Product Selection dialog box and
pauses, waiting for you to adjust the product selection.
3 Save your changes to the file.
4 Run the uninstaller (uninstall.exe), using the -inputFile flag to specify the
properties file as a command-line argument.

For example, click the Start button and select the Run option. In the Run dialog
box, enter the uninstall command, specifying the full path of the properties file as
a command-line argument:
uninstall.exe -inputFile C:\temp\my_uninstall.txt

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Troubleshooting

This topic provides information that can help you solve common problems that you might
encounter installing MathWorks software.

Problems During Installation on page 4-2

Problems After Installation on page 4-5

If you cannot find a description here that matches your problem, check the MATLAB
Release Notes documentation that you received with your MathWorks products. That
document contains the most up-to-date information available about products and
installation procedures. Installation troubleshooting information is also available at the
MathWorks website on the Support page, www.mathworks.com/support/.
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Problems During Installation

In this section...
Installer Does Not Start Automatically on page 4-2
Why is a Product Dependency Message Displayed? on page 4-2
How Do I Specify Proxy Server Settings? on page 4-2
How Can I Activate Without a MathWorks Account? on page 4-3

Note If the installer appears to become unresponsive (hang), you might want to turn off
any virus-checking software you are running on your system and restart the installer.

Installer Does Not Start Automatically

The installer should start automatically when you insert the MathWorks DVD into
your DVD drive or when you double-click the installer file you downloaded from the
MathWorks website.

If the installer does not start, open a Microsoft Windows Explorer window, select your
DVD drive, and double-click the setup.exe program in the top-level folder.

Why is a Product Dependency Message Displayed?

After clicking Next in the Product Selection dialog box, you might receive a message
telling you that one or more of the products that you selected for installation have
dependencies on other products that were not selected. To dismiss the message and
continue with the installation, click OK. For a Custom installation, if you want to adjust
your product selections, click Cancel.

How Do I Specify Proxy Server Settings?

If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, you can enter the server name,
port, and password of the proxy server at the beginning of the installation process or
at the beginning of the activation process. MathWorks supports several types of proxy
configurations: Basic authentication and Digest authentication.

To specify proxy information during installation, click Connection Settings in the first
dialog box displayed by the installer. To specify proxy information during activation,

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click Advanced Options in the first dialog box displayed by the activation application.
(For information about Unassociated Activation, see How Can I Activate Without a
MathWorks Account? on page 4-3.)

Enter server name, port, and

other required information.

Click OK.

How Can I Activate Without a MathWorks Account?

While every user can benefit from having a MathWorks Account, it is possible to install
and run MathWorks software without one. For example, at some sites, certain users
might not be able to create an account for security reasons.

To activate without providing MathWorks Account information, follow this procedure:

1 Get a File Installation Key for the license you want to install. The administrator on
the license can obtain this key from the MathWorks License Center.
2 Start the MathWorks installer. Insert the DVD into your DVD drive and the
installer should start automatically.
3 Choose the Use a File Installation Key option.

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4 When the installation is complete and the installer displays the Installation
Complete dialog box, leave the Activate MATLAB option selected and click Next.
5 In the MathWorks Software Activation dialog box:

Choose Activate automatically using the Internet. To perform unassociated

activation, you must use the Internet.
Click Advanced Options. In the Advanced Options dialog box, select the
Activate without associating to a license option and click OK.

Select this option to activate Click OK.

without an account.

When you return to the MathWorks Software Activation dialog box, click Next.
6 Enter an Activation Key in the Activation Key dialog box and click Next. Because
you are not logged into an account, you must enter an Activation Key to identify a
license.

Note: The only activation type available for unassociated activation is Designated
Computer.
7 Click Activate.

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Problems After Installation

After a successful installation, you may encounter problems starting MATLAB software.

What Does This License Manager Error Mean?

Many problems starting MATLAB software after an installation originate with the
FLEXnet license manager used by MathWorks products. When a problem occurs,
the license manager displays an error message in a window on your display and also
writes the message to the FlexNet log file, lmlog.txt, in the matlabroot\etc\$ARCH
folder. Read the error message carefully; it provides information that can help solve the
problem. For information about viewing the license manager log file, see Manage the
License Manager on page 3-64.

For diagnostic information about a particular error message:

1 Visit the Installation Help support page at the MathWorks website,

www.mathworks.com/support/install.
2 Search for the error message.

You can also get information about license manager error messages in the License
Administration Guide for the FlexNet Publisher Licensing Toolkit, available in PDF
format in matlabroot\etc\LicenseAdministration.pdf.

How Do I Allow Access to License Manager Daemons?

If you run the license manager on a server that is protected by a security firewall,
you must open the firewall to allow client installations to communicate with the
license manager daemons. For more information about these daemons, see the License
Administration Guide.

Opening Access to the License Manager Daemon

Using the interface provided by your firewall program, allow access on port 27000 for the
license manager daemon. This is the default port used to communicate with the license
manager. If you changed this port number, specify the port number used at your site.
For more information about specifying the license manager daemon port number, see the
License Administration Guide.

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Opening Access to the Vendor Daemon

The port used by the vendor daemon is assigned dynamically. If you need to open
access to the vendor daemon in your firewall, you must assign a port for vendor daemon
communication, rather than using this dynamic port assignment. You can then open the
assigned port number in your firewall.

To specify the vendor daemon port number, edit the License File on your license server
and add the port= syntax to the DAEMON line. For more information about specifying the
vendor daemon port number, see the License Administration Guide.

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