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- #Windows terminal server license how to#
- #Windows terminal server license license key#
- #Windows terminal server license install#
- #Windows terminal server license trial#
To perform these tasks, refer to the following sections. Restart the Terminal Services Licensing service on the Terminal Services license server. You can now see the number of licenses installed and available.Add the computer account for the license server to the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Remote Desktop Services -> RD Licensing Diagnoser. Select the server you added above -> click the Arrow button -> then click NextĪn easy way to validate your RDS license is to open the RD Licensing Diagnoser. Now the license server is added to the server pool, Click Remote Desktop Services -> RD Licensing If the license server is on a different server you must first add it to the server pool by going to Manage -> Add ServersĮnter the name of your license server -> Click Find Now -> Select the server -> Click the right Arrow -> Click Ok To confirm the license server is added to the AD group you can check the computer account or the actual Terminal Server License Servers group.Īdd License Server to your RDS Environment:įrom one of your RDS servers open Server Manager. Click OkĬonfiguration should now show green with a green check beside your server name. It will give you a pop up confirming the add. Click the Add to Group button for this to happen. Since installing the license server we never moved it to the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory. We can fix the yellow splat next to your license server name.
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Click NextĬlick Finish to complete the license install.Īdd license server to Activate Directory:
#Windows terminal server license license key#
It should populate the License Codes Entered section if the license key was correct. Click NextĮnter your license click then click Add. I am installing a retail RDS Server 2012 license. Pick the type of license you want to install.
#Windows terminal server license install#
If you did not start the Install Licenses Wizard in the previous step it can be access by right clicking your server name in the RD Licensing Manager then click Install Licenses
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Enter additional information and click NextĬheck the box to Start Install Licenses Wizard now then click Next If your computer is connected to the internet leave it on Automatic connection and click Next Right click your server name then click Activate Server Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Remote Desktop Services-> Remote Desktop Licensing Manager To do this we need to launch the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. Now the RD Licensing role is installed we need to activate it with Microsoft. Select the Restart the destination server automatically if required then click Install Scroll down and select Remote Desktop Services then click Next Select the license server from the server pool. Select Role-base or feature-based installation and click Next On your license server go to Manage -> Add Roles and Features Installing the Remote Desktop Licensing Role:įirst the licensing role needs to be installed.
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#Windows terminal server license how to#
This blog post will document how to setup the role, activate the license server with Microsoft, add a license key, then configure RDS with the license.
#Windows terminal server license trial#
Once you have an Remote Desktop Services environment setup and want to continue using it past the 120 day trial period you will need to setup the RD Licensing role.