Each user who wants to install or update copies of the MATLAB software from Mathworks, Inc. needs to create a login on the Mathworks website.

University of Toronto has a university-wide “Full Suite” subscription with Mathworks. This entitles all current students to download and install MATLAB on one personally-owned computer.

The UofT subscription also allows participating units to order Academic or Classroom licenses, for designated computer or for a concurrent network shared license server. The ECE department has both Classroom and Academic network concurrent license subscriptions. Teaching lab PCs use the Classroom license. Research computing users, including profs, grads, RAs, PDFs, visitors, volunteers, and casuals use the Academic network concurrent license.

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.

To create a 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.

The first screen at mathworks.com/login says:

Sign in to your MathWorks Account or create a new one.

Email:

No account? Create one!

Click the “Create one!” link.

The Create MathWorks Account screen says:

Email address:____________

[i] To access your organization's MATLAB license, use your work or university email.

Location: [choose Canada from drop-down menu]

Which best describes you: [choose Teacher/Researcher in academia' from drop-down menu]

Are you at least 13 years or older: [*] Yes

then click [Create]

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.

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.

So to register a Mathworks site login as a non-student, you can either:

(A) sign up using an email address that does not end in “utoronto.ca” (including one ending in “.toronto.edu”), or

(B) sign up using a utoronto.ca email address, but bypass the UofT Mathworks portal.

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

Based on your email address, you already have access to MATLAB through your university.

[Sign in from Your University's Website]

if you do not need access to your university's license, continue creating profile