Activating an Installation

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 log-in session continues into the activation process. Simply click Next to proceed with activation.

If you were not logged 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 option selected. 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.