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.
You must choose whether to activate automatically or manually. If you are connected to the Internet, leave the Activate automatically using the Internet option selected. The MathWorks recommends activating automatically. The option to activate manually is useful if you do not have an Internet connection. Note that you need a License File to activate manually.
If your Internet connection requires a proxy server, click the Connection Settings button. You can enter the server name, port, and password in the Connection Settings dialog box. The MathWorks supports several types of proxy configurations: Basic authentication, Digest authentication, and NTLM authentication.