VMWare ELMS Student Licenses

Overview Student VMWare License

An IT student may obtain a student home use license for VMWare Workstation for Windows, Fusion for Mac, VMWare eLearning, VMWare vCenter Server, VMWare vCenter Lab Manager or VMWare ESX vSphere.

The VMWare student licenses are valid for one year and students are allowed to obtain only one license for each product.

If you wish to obtain a student home use license, follow the steps below:

VMWare ELMS Instructions (PDF)

STEP 1-Activate your student email account (if not already activated)

    The ELMS system will use the full student email address as a username for the system. (The student email format is: {user}@stu.matcmadison.edu) Students must activate their email accounts before use. To activate your account, go to Inside MATC and click on the Student Initial Login link. You will need to enter your student ID number / Onecard number or your Social Security number, and your birth date. You will be prompted to choose a challenge question (secret question) and type in the answer to the question, and to choose your password. Make a note of your username and password.

STEP 2-Go to the VMWare web link and complete your initial registration

  • Go to the VMWare Webstore link for Madison Area Technical College-IT
  • For your initial access, find the “Not Registered” section to the right of the “Registered User Sign-In” section, and click the “Register” button
  • On the next screen enter your student ID number in the field for “Account Identifier.”

    • If the system does not recognize your student ID number, email Cheryl Halle halle@matcmadison.edu or John Tomczak jetomczak@matcmadison.edu to request access to the VMWare ELMS System. Include your full name and student ID number in the request email.
  • Complete the registration process including entering your complete student email address in the email field. The information you enter here will become part of your logon to this system.

STEP 3-Order VMWare products

    Return to the VMWare Webstore link for Madison Area Technical College-IT to log on, order and download the product(s) you are seeking. You will be provided with a serial number on the final screen before executing the download. You will also receive email confirmation from “noreply@e-academy.com”.

If you have problems or questions regarding this process, contact Cheryl Halle halle@matcmadison.edu (608) 243-4348 or John Tomczak jetomczak@matcmadison.edu (608) 246-6169




Last Modified: August 23, 2009