IMPORTANT: If you are looking for the File Installation Key for the purposes of installing MATLAB on an offline machine, see
"How can I install MATLAB or other MathWorks products on an offline machine?" for complete instructions. Entering a File Installation Key into a MATLAB installer downloaded directly from the MathWorks website
will not enable you to install MATLAB on an offline machine.
Administrators
License administrators can obtain the Activation Key and File Installation Keys through through the "Advanced Options" button in the license center. To retrieve your Activation Key and File Installation Key, follow the steps below:
- Log into the License Center here: http://www.mathworks.com/licensecenter
- Select the desired license
- Select the "Install and Activate" tab
- Click on the "Advanced Options" button
- The Activation Key along with the File Installation Key will appear on this screen. You can generate a File Installation Key for a different release using the drop down.
End Users
The File Installation Key is produced when you activate your license to a machine. See the following article for more information:
To retrieve a File Installation Key for a license which is already activated:
- Log into the License Center here: http://www.mathworks.com/licensecenter
- Click on the desired license
- Select the "Install and Activate" tab
- Click the blue arrow under "Get License File"
- If you do not see the activated machine and blue arrow, press "Update License File" to open the correct menu
- Select a release
- Specify that the software is not yet installed
- The File Installation Key will appear on this screen
End users who are not allowed to perform keyless activations must contact their license administrators to obtain a File Installation Key. End users must also contact license administrators to obtain the Activation Key regardless of their permissions. In the MathWorks License Center, click the "Contact Administrators" tab to get contact information for your license administrators.
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