| MATLAB Installation Guide for Windows | |
Network Installation Procedure Summary
This list summarizes the steps in the network installation procedure. For more detailed information about any of the steps, see the description of each step that follows. For information about client installations, see Installing MATLAB on a Client System.
| Network Installation Procedure |
| Perform the preinstallation tasks described in Before You Install |
| Step 1: Start the Installer |
| Step 2: Enter Your Personal License Password (PLP) |
| Step 3: Review the Software Licensing Agreement |
| Step 4: Enter Your Name and Company Name |
| Step 5: Select the Products You Want to Install |
| Step 6: Specify the Location of Your License File |
| Step 7: Install the License Manager as a Service |
| Step 8: Get Product Configuration Information (Optional) |
| Step 9: Complete the Installation |
| Perform the post-installation tasks described in After You Install |
Installation Instructions
To install MATLAB and the license manager on a PC running Microsoft Windows, follow these instructions. If you encounter any trouble during installation, see Troubleshooting for answers to some common installation problems.
Step 1: Start the Installer
Insert the MathWorks product CD into the CD-ROM drive or double-click the installer file you downloaded from the MathWorks Web site. The MathWorks installer starts automatically, displaying the Welcome to The MathWorks Installer dialog box.
If the installer does not start, open a Windows Explorer window, click your CD-ROM drive, and double-click the setup.exe program in the top-level directory.
Step 2: Enter Your Personal License Password (PLP)
Enter your Personal License Password (PLP) in the Personal License Password dialog box and click Next. To avoid typing errors, copy the PLP from the license e-mail and paste it into this dialog box, using Ctrl+V. Take care to copy the entire PLP if your e-mail program has caused it to wrap onto two lines.
| Note Do not confuse your PLP with your License Number. A PLP is a series of five-digit numbers prefixed with a two-digit release code. |
Step 3: Review the Software Licensing Agreement
Review the software licensing agreement and, if you agree with the terms, click Yes. After installation, you can view the license agreement in the file license.txt located in the top-level of your MATLAB installation directory.
Step 4: Enter Your Name and Company Name
Enter your name and your company name in the Customer Information dialog box and click Next.
Step 5: Select the Products You Want to Install
If you are only installing the license manager, select it in the Product List dialog box and clear all the other products. When you click Next, the installer starts installing the license manager in the default directory C:\MATLAB6p5\flexlm.
If you are installing MATLAB and the license manager on your license server, select the license manager and leave the other products selected in the Product List dialog box. When you click Next, the installer starts installing all the products you are licensed to install in the default directory, C:\MATLAB6p5.
You do not have to install the license manager on client systems in local client access configurations. See Installing MATLAB on a Client System for more information.
You can also use the Product List dialog box to customize many aspects of the installation, including
Before you select products, the installer asks if you want to connect to the MathWorks Web site, www.mathworks.com, to make sure you have the latest versions of the products you are installing. Sometimes, newer versions of products are made available on the MathWorks Web site after the CD was produced.
Specifying the Installation Directory You can specify the name of the installation directory. Do not specify a directory name that contains spaces, an at (@) sign, or a dollar ($) sign. Also, do not include a directory named private as part of the installation path. If the directory that you specify does not exist, the installer creates it.
Selecting Products to Install If you do not want to install a particular product, click in the check box next to its name to clear the selection. You can always install a product later. See Installing Additional Products for more information.
Installing Documentation If you are installing the documentation, the installer prompts you to insert the documentation CD into your CD-ROM drive to complete the installation. If you plan to view the documentation from the documentation CD or install the documentation in a directory other than the MATLAB installation directory, choose the product-only option. See Installing MATLAB Help Files in a Separate Directory for more information.
Creating a Read-Only Installation To set the file permission of all the installed files to read-only, click the More Options button on the Product List dialog box. In the dialog box displayed, select the Set installed files permissions to read-only option. This option can be useful if you are installing MATLAB on a shared drive and want to protect the files from write access.
Step 6: Specify the Location of Your License File
In the License File Path dialog box, specify the location of your License File. If you are installing the license manager, use the License File you created from the license e-mail. See Creating Your License File for more information.
If you are installing MATLAB on a client system, see Installing MATLAB on a Client System for instructions.
Step 7: Install the License Manager as a Service
On Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems, the installer displays the Install FLEXlm Service dialog box. (On Windows 98 and ME systems, the top option is disabled because these platforms do not support services.)
Installing the license manager as a service provides automatic startup at system boot time and centralizes administration of the license manager through the Windows Services control panel. If you choose not to install the license as a service, you can do it later. See Installing the License Manager as a Service for more information.
When you make your choice and click Next, the installer starts copying files into your installation directory. The installer indicates the progress of the installation in the Install Status window.
Step 8: Get Product Configuration Information (Optional)
Depending on which products you selected, the installer might display a dialog box containing product-specific configuration information such as the following.
You can copy information from this dialog box, such as configuration commands, for use later when you start MATLAB. See Configuring Certain Products for more information.
Step 9: Complete the Installation
When the installer finishes, it displays the Installation Complete dialog box.
If you installed the license manager as a service, The MathWorks recommends that you restart your computer now. Restarting your computer starts the license manager, which must be running to start MATLAB. For more information, see Starting and Stopping the License Manager.
For information about setting up MATLAB after an installation, see After You Install.
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