Can I install Matlab home on a laptop that issued by my employer?

I bought a Matlab Home license and installed it on my personal laptop. Unfortunately it's an old machine so it's slow and doesn't support external monitors.

I have a new laptop with good configuration. The question is: if I install the software on this laptop and only use Matlab for personal learning purpose. Will that be a license issue? My day-to-day job has nothing to do with Matlab. But I might watch MOOC in the office and do some course homework.

Thank you!

Answer 1

[Jan]

What exactly is your problem? You have bought a Matlab home license and want to use Matlab for non-commercial and non-educational work. This sounds fine.

The only problem is, that you have installed the license on an old laptop. So simply de-activate Matlab there, and activate it on the new machine afterwards. If you have un-installed Matlab on the old machine, you can do this from the web interface also, see: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/99859-how-can-i-deactivate-matlab-on-a-machine-i-cannot-access .

Nevertheless, I'm a voluntary contributor in this forum. License conflicts are a legal issue and you should not trust any foreign Matlab users, but contact the sales team directly. They will answer your question reliably and bullet proof. Use the "Contact Us" link on this page above.

[John D'Errico]

Jan is correct. Questions like this are really answerable from only two sources, and both should be consulted.

Does TMW care? Ask TMW customer support.

Does your employer care? It is their computer, not yours. Many do not want to see any third party software installed that they have not themselves put there.