Once you have an Remote Desktop Services [RDS] environment setup and want windows server 2012 r2 foundation remote desktop licensing free download continue using it past the day trial period you will need to setup the RD Licensing role. 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.
First the licensing role needs to be installed. Select the Restart the destination server automatically if required then click Install. Now the RD Licensing role is installed we need to activate it with Microsoft. To do this we need to launch the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. If your computer is connected to the internet leave it on Automatic connection and click Next. If you did not start the Install Windows server 2012 r2 foundation remote desktop licensing free download Wizard in the previous step it can be access by right clicking your server name in the RD Licensing Manager then click Install Licenses.
Pick the type of license you want to install. I am installing a retail RDS Server license. Click Next. Enter your license click then click Add. It should populate the License Codes Entered section if the license key was correct. We can fix the yellow splat windows server 2012 r2 foundation remote desktop licensing free download to your license server name. Click on All servers then click Review. Since installing the license server we never moved it to the Terminal Server License Servers group in Active Directory.
Click the Add to Group button for this to happen. 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. Can the licensing server be the same as the RDS Server that you set up in part 1 or does it have to be a different machine?
If it has to be different can I use my DC as the licensing server? If I have an RDS server with the licencing server on it and I want to add another RDS server to the same domain, is it simply a process of adding the existing licence server on the new RDS server to get the licences? The new TS is temporary and wanted to know if I can use the the free trial period on the existing TS and then add the same servers to the exiting RDS farm at a later stage.
Can both servers be managed from one server or do we have to install the licensing role on each server? Click Next Enter your license click then click Add. Click Next Click Finish to complete the license install.
The license key you just added will show Add license server to Activate Directory: We can fix the yellow splat next to your license server name. It will give you a pop up confirming the add. Click Ok Now you should see all green. Click Ok Configuration should now show green with a green check beside your server name. You can now see the number of licenses installed and available.
You should now have a licensed RDS environment! Thank you Reply. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Write a Comment Email Required Name Required Website. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
