Setting Up Network Named User Licensing :: Network Installation Procedure (Installation Guide for Windows)

Installation Guide for Windows

Setting Up Network Named User Licensing

Note This is only required for Network Named User licenses. Concurrent licenses do not require this task.

If you have a Network Named User license, after you install your products, you might need to

Check that the FLEXlm options file includes all licensed users -- see Checking the FLEXlm Options File.
Check that the DAEMON line in your License File includes the options file specification, options=$MATLAB\flexlm\MLM.opt, where $MATLAB is your MATLAB installation folder.

Note Do not confuse your License File with your FLEXlm options file. The License File contains the encrypted passcodes for each product you are licensed to install and run. The FLEXlm options file is a text file that contains license manager options statements, such as INCLUDE, EXCLUDE, and GROUP statements.

Checking the FLEXlm Options File

The installer creates the FLEXlm options file, $MATLAB\flexlm\MLM.opt, as part of the installation process. The installer puts in the options file an INCLUDE line for each product you are licensed to install and run. By default, the installer puts the username of the person who performed the installation in these INCLUDE lines. If you performed your own installation, the options file might not need editing. However, if you performed the installation for another user, or if your license server is installed on a UNIX system and you had root privileges when you performed the installation, you will need to edit this options file.

For example, if your username is sysadmin, the options file would look like this.

INCLUDE MATLAB USER sysadmin
INCLUDE Signal_Toolbox USER sysadmin
INCLUDE Optimization_Toolbox USER sysadmin

You must replace sysadmin in these INCLUDE statements with the usernames of the licensed users. If multiple users are licensed for the same product, you must create a separate INCLUDE line for each user or use the FLEXlm GROUP syntax. The number of users must not exceed the number of license keys available for that product. This example shows both methods.

Note Usernames are case sensitive. In addition, make certain that there are no extra space characters at the end of a line.

GROUP matlab_users tom judy mike jean brad
GROUP signal_users tom mike brad
INCLUDE MATLAB GROUP matlab_users
INCLUDE Signal_Toolbox GROUP signal_users
INCLUDE Optimization_Toolbox USER mike
INCLUDE Optimization_Toolbox USER jean

Step 13: After You Install Allowing Access to License Manager Daemons