Installation Guide for Windows

Licensing Information

When you purchase one of the network license options, The MathWorks sends you licensing information in an e-mail or fax. This licensing information varies depending on your license option but can include a Personal License Password (PLP) and a License File.

Personal License Password (PLP)

A PLP is a series of five-digit numbers prefixed with a two-digit release code, such as 14-12345-12345-12345-12345-12345, that identifies the products that you are licensed to install. Do not confuse your PLP with your License Number.

License File

A License File is a specially formatted ASCII text file that contains encrypted product passcodes for each product you are licensed to run. Each product passcode identifies the number of keys available for each product. The license manager grants or denies access to a product depending on the availability of the license keys associated with each product. MATLAB client installations use the License File to determine how to connect to the license server.

The following figure presents a sample of a License File sent by The MathWorks. Each line in the License File that begins with the keyword INCREMENT identifies a product you purchased. The lines that begin with a pound sign (#) are comments. The MathWorks Installer uses the information in these comment lines (license server host ID or Internet address) when it processes the License File during installation.

Increment Lines

The following figure details the components of an INCREMENT line. (The INCREMENT lines in your License File may not include every element.) The backslash character at the end of a line indicates that the line continues onto the next line.

License Management Daemons

Creating a License File