Downloading and Installing MATLAB

In January 2011, UAB acquired a site license for MATLAB that allows faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students to use MATLAB, Simulink, and 42 toolboxes (including the parallel toolbox) for research activities on campus and personal systems. Additionally, from January 2012 MATLAB is available to students on campus and personal computer systems. To get matlab at UAB follow the instructions below or email tanthony@uab.edu if you need assistance. Put 'matlab' in the subject line.

Prerequisites

 * 1) You must have a MathWorks account with an @uab.edu email address as the user name. You can use an existing Mathworks account, but the e-mail address used for the account must include the university’s e-mail domain and the account must be set up for academic use. To create an account at the MathWorks web site, click the Create Account link. When you create the account, make sure to set it up for academic use (under How will you use this software). An end user must choose one of these values when creating a MathWorks Account.  Students should choose Student use. Faculty, researchers, and grad students should choose Teaching or research in school.
 * 1) Get an Activation Key. See Get a UAB Mathworks key.

Associate with the UAB TAH license
To download the software, you must associate your MathWorks Account with the TAH Campus license, using the Activation Key. You can associate with a license using the License Center at the MathWorks Web site. To associate with a license at the License Center, follow these instructions:
 * 1) Go to the MathWorks Web site and log in to your MathWorks Account.




 * 1) On the My Account page, click Manage Licenses.




 * 1) On the My Licenses page, click Add License.






 * 1) In the Associate dialog box, enter the Activation Key of the TAH Campus license. Get a UAB Mathworks key



Download Matlab

 * 1) Go to the MathWorks Web site and log in to your MathWorks Account. On the My Account page, under My Downloads click Get Licensed Products and Updates. (For now, if you do not have download rights, contact  tanthony@uab.edu or one of the other  Admins and we will change the permissions. Put MATLAB TAH in the subject line.)




 * 1) Select your products and download them.



Install Matlab

 * 1) Start the MathWorks installer specific to your platform.
 * 2) * Windows: Double-click the setup.exe file.
 * 3) * Macintosh: Double-click the InstallForMacOSX file.
 * 4) * Linux/Unix: Run the install.sh script.
 * 5) Choose to Log in with a MathWorks Account in the Installer Welcome dialog box and click Next.




 * 1) Review the software license agreement by selecting Yes and clicking Next.
 * 2) Log in to your MathWorks Account, specifying your university e-mail address and MathWorks password, and click Next. (If you have not created an account, see MATLAB) Click Next.




 * 1) Select Install and click Next.




 * 1) Specify the license you want to install in the License Selection dialog box.
 * 2) * If you have already associated your account with the TAH Campus license at the License Center, select the license from the list of licenses.
 * 3) * If you have the Activation Key for the TAH Campus license, select the Enter an Activation Key for a license not listed option and enter the Activation Key.
 * 4) After specifying the TAH Campus license, click Next.
 * 5) Select the Typical option in the Installation Type dialog box. This ensures that all products on the TAH Campus license get installed.




 * 1) Specify the folder in which you want to install the software in the Installation Folder dialog box and click Next.
 * 2) Confirm your choices and click Install.

Activating Matlab

 * 1) When the MathWorks installer finishes, it displays the Installation Complete dialog box. In this dialog box, you can choose to activate the software you just installed. You cannot use the software until you activate it. The MathWorks recommends activating immediately after installation. If you want to activate later in a separate process, clear the option and click Next. To proceed with activation, leave the option selected and click Next.