Department of Engineering

MATLAB - Frequently Asked Questions on Licensing at CUED

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. General Questions
   • Q1.1 What MATLAB Licenses are available at the Engineering Department?
   • Q1.2 Who can use the TAH MATLAB Licenses that are available at the Engineering Department?
   • Q1.3 I am an undergraduate. Why cannot I use the departmental licensed MATLAB on my laptop which is connected to the university network?
   • Q1.4 I am a fourth year project student. I need to use MATLAB extensively what are the options that are available?
   • Q1.5 How can I get MATLAB installed on a Desktop computer connected to the Department's network?
   • Q1.5 How can I get MATLAB installed on a laptop to use it in standalone mode?
   • Q1.6 Can I use the additional concurrent TLBX licenses in standalone mode?
   • Q1.7 How do I get the standard version of MATLAB installed in a PC?
   • Q1.8 I have a standalone computer (Laptop) and I want to install MATLAB. Can I use the departmental licenses to run it?
   • Q1.9 I want to know whether a particular TLBX is available?
   • Q1.10 What are TLBXs covered by the TAH license?
   • Q1.11 What are TLBXs covered by the different licenses?
   • Q1.12 What is the difference between the TAH Licence and the departmental concurrent licenses?
   • Q1.13 I want to try out a new TLBX before deciding to buy it.
   • Q1.14 I want to find out the price of a particular TLBX.
   • Q1.15 Is there a discount for buying multiple licenses at the same time?
   • Q1.16 How much is the maintenance cost?
   • Q1.17 is there a discount for buying a single additional TLBXs?
   • Q1.18 I want to order a TLBX to be added to the departmental license. What do I do?
   • Q1.19 Somebody else is using the TLBX I have paid for.
   • Q1.20 I want to restrict the use of the TLBX to my research group.
   • Q1.21 I want to buy a stand-alone MATLAB license for my laptop. How much is the cost?
   • Q1.22 I want to buy a stand-alone MATLAB license for my laptop. How do I go about it?
   • Q1.23 What TLBXs are available with the Student's version of MATLAB?
   • Q1.24 Can I use the Departmental license server to run MATLAB in my computer (a) in college and (b) in private (non-college) residence?
   • Q1.25 I have purchased a Student version of MATLAB and installed in my computer. However I want to use a TLBX which is only available with the departmental license server. Can I use the departmental license server along with my student version of MATLAB?
   • Q1.26 I want to trial a TLBX on my PC before purchasing. How do I get a trial version of a TLBX ?
   • Q1.27 I want to trial the Parallel Computing Toolbox for my workstation with 2 Quad-core processors. How much is the cost?
   • Q1.28 I am interested in setting up a cluster of computers with multiprocessors to run MATLAB in parallel using the Distributed Computing Server TLBX. I want to know the cost of these for different configuration ?
   • Q1.29 I am installing MATLAB and I have followed the instructions and have managed to install MATLAB. However when I try to run it it is asking for an Activation key?
   • Q1.30 How do I uninstall a MATLAB TLBX which I have un-intentionally installed?