In order to convert your installation from one type to another you must follow these instructions below:
Network to Standalone
For R2008a and later:
To convert the license from a network installation to standalone, simply remove the network license file and activate MATLAB. The network license file will be located in $MATLABROOT/licenses (where $MATLABROOT is the installation folder for MATLAB) and will be called network.lic.
Once the license file has been removed, when you start MATLAB, it should prompt you to activate the software. Follow the instructions for the activation to convert the installation to a standalone license.
For releases prior to R2008a:
In order to convert a Windows installation to standalone from network, you must reinstall MATLAB and all of your toolboxes. There is no other workaround for this process on a PC.
To convert the installation to a standalone mode, replace your license.dat file in $MATLAB\etc (where $MATLAB is the root MATLAB folder) with the standalone license file passcodes. Once replaced MATLAB will now operate in standalone mode.
To convert MATLAB to standalone mode, the license manager must be installed and configured locally on the machine. In order to ensure this is configured properly, the best option is to run the MATLAB installer again. The instructions for this are as follows:
1. Open your license.dat in $MATLABROOT\etc (where $MATLABROOT is the root MATLAB folder) with a text editor
2. Replace all the information in the license file with your standalone pass codes.
3. Launch the installer for MATLAB from either downloads or CD\DVD media.
4. Select your $MATLABROOT folder when the installer prompts.
5. When the installer prompts for products to install, select just the network license manager.
6. Follow the installation procedure as normal.
When the installer completes follow the instructions for configuring the license manager here:
Refer to the installation instructions for Unix for more information about the installation process here:
Standalone to Network
In order to convert the installation to a networked mode you must replace your license file with a new file containing the license server information. For this you will need the SERVER line from the license file on the license server. Once you have that line, create a network.lic file using a basic text editor. Use the SERVER line at the top of the license file provided by your Administrator and then add a line that says USE_SERVER. See the following example:
SERVER test.math.com 000ae42b4a47 27005
USE_SERVER
Once you have the network.lic file, place the license file in the following directory:
$MATLAB/licenses
(where $MATLAB is the root MATLAB folder on your machine)
$MATLAB\bin\win32
$MATLAB\bin\win64 (for 64 bit MATLAB)
$MATLAB/etc
(where $MATLAB is the root MATLAB folder on your machine)
NOTE:
For R2007b and below you may also want to remove the original license file which is generally named license.dat. If you do not remove the file, MATLAB may still use the original license information.
NOTE:
For R2008a and later, you may want to first deactivate the license you are using. If you do not deactivate, MATLAB may continue to use the standalone license information. If you are unsure how to do this, see the Related Solution "How do I deactivate MATLAB?":
