MathWorks (Matlab / Simulink)

Off-campus Computers

For personal PCs, or university-owned laptops that travel off campus, you can install
and license MATLAB via the Mathworks portal.

https://www.mathworks.com/academia/tah-portal/oklahoma-state-university-stillwater-348318.html

Downloading MATLAB

• Connect to the Mathworks portal.
• Click “Download MATLAB – Get Started Today”
• You will then redirect to the Mathworks login page. Either login with an existing
  Mathworks account, or create one if you don’t have one. Use your full OSU email address
  as your Mathworks username (e.g., [email protected])
• This will pull up a screen where MATLAB can be downloaded. The newest version will
  be presented by default; other versions are available in the sidebar.
• Clicking the download link will download a MATLAB installer, roughly 200mb.

Installing and activating MATLAB

• Launch the installer that you downloaded by double-clicking it
• You will be prompted to “Select installation method”; choose “Log in with a MathWorks
  account”
• Select “Yes” for the license agreement
• Enter your Mathworks account credentials
• Select the OSU “Academic – Total Headcount” license; it is the only option presented
• At the Product Selection screen, ensure the base products MATLAB and Simulink are
  selected, and select any or all additional products
• Product Configuration notes

   

  are just informational statements about the software

• After installation, check to box to “Activate MATLAB”
• The User Name prompt should default to your local username, which is acceptable
• Click through the remaining activation prompts, confirming the information you entered

On-Campus Computers

For fixed (desktop) PCs that are university-owned and located on the Stillwater campus,
please contact CEAT IT for assistance in installation and licensing.