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MATLAB - Frequently Asked Questions on Licensing at CUED

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Installation and Usage of MATLAB licensed by the Department

Category Desktop Computers
in the dept connected
to the Department's
network and part of the
Teaching System **
Personal Laptops of
staff and pgrads
connected to
the Department's
network
Personal Laptops of
staff and pgrads
connected to
the University
network in Colleges
Staff and pgrads
Laptops in standalone
mode ++
Media (a) DVD
(b) On-line \\diva-appserv\
(c) Mathworks Site
(a) DVD
(b) On-line \\diva-appserv\
(c) Mathworks Site
(a) DVD
(b) Mathworks Site
(a) DVD
(b) Mathworks Site
Connection to the Internet Yes if using (c) above Yes if using (c) above Yes if using (b) above Yes if using (b) above
Requires Mathwork Account
for Installation
Yes for (c) Yes for (c) Yes for (b) Yes fort (b)
Requires Mathwork Account
for Activation
No No No Yes (only once)
Requires Installation Key Yes Yes Yes Yes
Activation Required No No No Yes (once)
License File
During Installation
Yes Yes Yes Yes
License File
During Usage
Yes Yes Yes No
Access to the Department's
License Server
During Usage
Yes Yes Yes No
Contents of
License File
During usage
SERVER matlab-lmserv 0 1711
USE_SERVER
SERVER localhost 0 1711
USE_SERVER
SERVER localhost 0 1711
USE_SERVER
Not required
Additional software required
During usage
No PuTTY PuTTY No

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Last updated 11 September 2011