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--- userdoc:mathworks_site_logins [2023/06/02 15:13] – prall
+++ userdoc:mathworks_site_logins [2023/06/02 15:20] (current) – prall
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 When you want to install MATLAB on any computer you manage, you will need a login on the Mathworks website to download the installer and to perform internet-based installs. Your login needs to be associated with the appropriate license subscription. See [[userdoc:matlab_setup_flowchart]]
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 ===== Creating a Mathworks Site Login =====
-To create a login, in any web browser, go to
+To create a Mathworks site login, in any web browser, go to
 [[https://mathworks.com/login]]
 You will see the prompt to log in or to create a new login.
 ==== Sign in or create account screen ====
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 The first screen at mathworks.com/login says:
-**Sign in to your MathWorks Account or create a new one.**
+<code>
+Sign in to your MathWorks Account or create a new one.
-Email:
+Email: __________
-No account? **Create one!**
+No account? [Create one!]
+</code>
 Click the "Create one!" link.
 ==== Create Account screen ====
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 </code>
-For current students, you CAN use your @mail.utoronto.ca email address and this will associate your login with the university-wide license, allowing you one install on a personally owned computer. However, this route is not available to faculty or staff.
+For current students, you CAN use your @mail.utoronto.ca email address and this will associate your login with the university-wide license, and assign you a single personal license, allowing you one install on a personally owned computer.
-If you enter an email address ending in "utoronto.ca" the site will automatically redirect you to the UofT Mathworks portal, which uses UTORid sign-on. Current students will be allowed to create their Mathworks site login using their @mail.utoronto.ca email. However, anyone else going through the UofT Mathworks portal -- those whose UTORid is logged as faculty or staff -- will get a rejection message saying you are not permitted to use this license.
+If you enter an email address ending in "utoronto.ca" the site will automatically redirect you to the UofT Mathworks portal, which uses UTORid sign-on. Current students will be allowed to create their Mathworks site login using their @mail.utoronto.ca email, and their Mathworks login will be assigned their one license for personal use while enrolled.
+However, anyone else going through the UofT Mathworks portal -- those whose UTORid is logged as faculty or staff, including PDFs -- will get a rejection message saying 'you are not permitted to use this license.' The portal sign-up only works for current students, not staff or faculty.
 So to register a Mathworks site login as a non-student, you can either:
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 (B) sign up using a utoronto.ca email address, but bypass the UofT Mathworks portal.
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 If you start the account creation process using an email ending in "utoronto.ca", you will see this screen prompting you to use the portal:
-**Sign in from your university's website to gain access to MATLAB**
+<code>Sign in from your university's website to gain access to MATLAB
-<code>Based on your email address, you already have access to MATLAB through your university.
+Based on your email address, you already have access to MATLAB through your university.
 [Sign in from Your University's Website]