Installation Guide for Department Desktop / Lab Desktop / Network based License Inside the IISc Network
Before You Install
Make sure you have filled the TAH Desktop Computer Form for Network based license online and have obtained a Mathworks account. If you have not done this then, please go to the following link and follow the instructions there.
https://www.serc.iisc.ac.in/software/matlab-tah-model-total-academic-headcount-license-tah
Then you can continue with the procedure given below.
Before you run the installer:
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Consider disabling virus-checking software and Internet security applications on your system for the duration of the installation process. These applications can slow down the installation process or cause it to appear unresponsive (or to hang).
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Step 1: To Start the Installation
To install through network from SERC
For Windows
Installation of Matlab through network
The next steps are as given below in the installation section. |
For Mac
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Please Note: Linux users will have to copy the installation setup files to their PC, so its recommended that your system has a minimum of 15 GB at least to complete the Installation successfully.
The next steps are as given below in the installation section. |
Step 2: Choose “Use a File Installation Key” and click on Next
Step 3: Review the License Agreement
Step 4: Specify the File Installation Key
SERC NOTE: For File Installation Key, Kindly send a mail to “symadmin@serc.iisc.in” using your Department Email-Id , with your Name and ID Card Number(SR Number). Also mention the version of Matlab required . (i.e 2015b/2016a/2016b/2017a/2018a/2018b) |
Select the I have the File Installation Key for my license option, enter the File Installation Key, and click Next. |
Step 5: Specify the Installation Folder
Specify the name of the folder where you want to install MathWorks products.Accept the default installation folder or click Browse to select a different one. If the folder doesn’t exist, the installer creates it. On Macintosh systems, the installer puts the MATLAB application package, MATLAB_R2018b.app, in the Applications When specifying a folder name, you can use any alphanumeric character and some special characters, such as underscores. The installer will tell you if the name you specified includes any characters that are not permitted in file names. If you make a mistake while entering a folder name and want to start over, click Restore Default Folder.
After making your selection, click Next. |
Step 6: Specify Products to Install
You can specify which products you want to install in the Product Selection dialog box. This dialog box lists all the products associated with the license you selected or with the File Activation Key you specified. In the dialog box, all the products are preselected for installation. If you do not want to install a particular product, clear the check box next to its name. After selecting the products you want to install, click Next to continue with the installation.
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SERC NOTE:
Do not select License Manager |
Step 7: Specify Path to License File
SERC NOTE: Click here for downloading the license file, extract the file ‘license.rar’ to get the ‘license.dat’ file. (Please ignore this step if you have already copied the license.dat file.) Please do not modify this file in any way. Users are required to update local DNS setting as indicated in http://nitss.serc.iisc.ernet.in/docs/configuration/dns_settings/HowToChangeDNS.html |
Specify the location of your License File and click Next.
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Step 8: Confirm Your Choices and Begin Installation
Before it begins copying files to your hard disk, the installer displays a summary of your installation choices. To change a setting, click Back. To proceed with the installation, click Install. |
As it copies files to your hard drive, the installer displays a status dialog box to show the progress of the installation. |
Step 9: Complete the Installation
When the installation successfully completes, the installer displays the Installation Complete dialog box. Click on Finish. |
SERC NOTE: For Network Concurrent License Activation of Matlab
Make sure you are able to resolve matlab-tah.serc.iisc.ernet.in Command at the prompt is #nslookup matlab-tah.serc.iisc.ernet.in Response you must get is #Server: 10.16.25.15 Address: 10.16.25.15#53 matlab-tah.serc.iisc.ernet.in. Name: matlab-tah.serc.iisc.ernet.in Address: 10.16.4.41 Use following url for setting DNS. |
Note : If you get license fetch error, please make the following entry in /etc/hosts 10.16.4.41 matlab-tah matlab-tah.serc.iisc.ernet.inFor windows path is: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts For Linux path is: /etc/hosts |