MATLAB Installation Guide for PC

License File

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 each product. The license manager grants or denies access to a product, depending on the availability of the license keys associated with each product at any given moment.

The MathWorks includes information in your License File that identifies the system on which you intend to run the license manager. You had to identify this system, your license server, when you made your purchase. The MathWorks needs the Host ID of your license server when it creates your License File.

Figure 2-1 is a sample of a License File sent by The MathWorks. Each line in the License File that begins with the keyword INCREMENT identifies a product you purchased. The lines that begin with a pound sign (#) are comments. The license server identification information is included as a comment in the License File. A backslash character at the end of a line indicates that the line continues onto the next line. (For more detailed information about License Files, see Chapter 3, License Management.)

Figure 2-1: Sample License File

Creating Your License File

You must create a License File from the license e-mail your received from The MathWorks. Open a text file, using a text editor, and copy the section of the message marked by the BEGIN and END lines into a text file. Name the file license.dat and store it in a temporary directory, such as C:\TEMP.

If you received your license information in a fax, you must create a License File. Open a text file, using a text editor, and type in the license information exactly as it appears in the fax. Take care to preserve all spaces and line breaks.

Note    The MathWorks recommends that you do not edit your licensing information. Any changes you make may invalidate your License File.

Obtaining Your Concurrent License Information

If you did not receive your PLP and License File, you can obtain them during the installation procedure by clicking on the Get my PLP button on the Personal License Password dialog box and the Get my License File on the License File Path dialog box. You can also obtain them by contacting the MathWorks via:

• The Web at www.mathworks.com/mla. Log in to MATLAB Access using your last name and Access number. MATLAB Access membership is free of charge and available to all customers. The primary contact on each license is automatically enrolled in MATLAB Access. Your Access number is sent via e-mail.
• E-mail at service@mathworks.com.
• Telephone at 508-647-7000; ask for Customer Service.
• Fax at 508-647-7001.

When requesting your license information, please have ready, or include in your e-mail or fax, these items:

• Your License Number.
1. If you have not previously installed MATLAB at your site, you can find your License Number on the upper right-hand corner of the packing slip. Customers outside North America may obtain this information from their local distributor.
2. If you are updating an existing MATLAB installation and MATLAB is running, type license or ver at the MATLAB prompt.
• Your e-mail address (if you have one).
• The Host ID of the server on which you will run the license manager. On Windows NT and Windows 2000 systems, use the Ethernet address or IP address as the Host ID. To get this information, enter ipconfig in a command prompt window.

Personal License Password

Concurrent Installation Procedure