These procedures outline the steps necessary to install Matlab on a Windows computer under the Total Academic Headcount (TAH) license. This TAH license allows you to install Matlab onto your own personal computer if you are currently enrolled in a College of Engineering course and have paid the Student Technology Fee. The steps necessary to install Matlab on a Unix/Linux based machine are similar. For additional help go to http://www.mathworks.com/support.
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Before proceeding you must have already received your Matlab Activation Key. If you do not have this key (or need a new one to reactivate) then go to http://www.wright.edu/software/mathworks for instructions.
Step 1: Create your Mathworks account.
Step 2: Associate your Mathworks account with the TAH license.
Step 3: Download, Install, and Activate the product files.
Step 4: Additional Information.
You must create a user account on the Mathworks website to be able to download, install, and activate the software. If you already have a user account because of a previous install then skip to step 2.
- In a web browser go to www.mathworks.com
- Click on Create Account.
- The email field MUST be your WSU email address and end in @wright.edu
- Create a password for this account. Do NOT use your WSU password.
- Change the "How Will You Use Mathworks..." field to "Academic Use." This is VERY important!
- Fill in your contact information.
- Scroll down and click Submit.
- Close this browser window.
The type of license that you are installing Matlab under is called a Total Academic Headcount (TAH) license. You need to associate your Mathworks user account that you created in the previous step with the TAH license. This is done by using your Activation Key. If you already this because of a previous install then skip to step 3.
- In a web browser go to www.mathworks.com
- Click on Log In.
- Enter email address and password of your Mathworks account.
- Click Log In.
- Click on My Account.
- Click on Associate Now.
- Select Activation Key.
- Click Continue.
- Enter your Activation Key.
- Do not loose this key or give it to anyone else.
- You will need to enter this key again when you activate the software.
- Click Continue.
- Click Done.
- Click Logout.
- Close this browser window.
You are now ready to download, install, and activate the Matlab software.
- In a web browser go to www.mathworks.com
- Log In to your account.
- Click on My Account.
- Click on Download Now.
- Click on Download.
- If you do not have Java JRE installed then click on Get JRE and follow the instructions.
- If you do install JAVA JRE here then when it is done you will need to go back to www.mathworks.com (do not use the BACK button in your browser.) You should still be logged in. Go back to Step 3.2 and proceed again from there. This time you will not be prompted to install JAVA JRE.
- Choose what you want to download, typically whatever is shown as the Current Release.
- Click Continue.
- Click Run.
- Click Next.
- Click Download.
- Select Start Installer.
- Click Finish.
- Select Install using the Internet.
- Click Next.
- Select Yes to accept the license agreement.
- Click Next.
- The TAH license is displayed.
- Click Next.
- Select Typical.
- Click Next.
- Choose an installation folder. The default is generally fine.
- Click Next.
- Click Install to start the installation.
- Let the installation finish. It might take some time.
- If any Notes are displayed click Next.
- Select Activate Matlab.
- Click Next.
- Click Next.
- Enter your Activation Key. This is the same key that was used to associate your Mathworks user account with the TAH license.
- Click Next.
- The user name displayed is who you are logged into Windows as. Matlab will only run when you are logged in with this user name.
- Click Next.
- Click Activate.
- Click Finish.
- Matlab is now installed.
The type of license that you are installing Matlab under is called a Total Academic Headcount (TAH) license. This license is valid for one year from when the license is renewed by the University, NOT from when you install Matlab. This license is renewed every year in September.
Throughout the term of your current license, your MATLAB installation periodically contacts MathWorks to verify that your license is up-to-date, a process called validation. 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.What this means is every September you will need to get a new activation key and reactivate your installation of Matlab. See the Prerequisites at the beginning of this document for instructions on how to get your new activation key. Once you have your new activation key, from within Matlab go to Help > Licensing > Activate Software and follow the prompts. If you are not in Matlab you can use Start > Programs > Matlab > matlab_version > Activate Matlab.
To see the ending date of the current installed license you can go to Help> Licensing> Manage Licenses from the Matlab desktop. Log in to your Mathworks account. The current product list information is then displayed.