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- Windows server 2012 r2 remote desktop services grace period install#
- Windows server 2012 r2 remote desktop services grace period license#
Windows server 2012 r2 remote desktop services grace period license#
In this group, you will find your license server.UPDATE: If you are looking for a guide on a newer OS, I posted this guide updated to Windows Server 2019: Step by Step Windows 2019 Remote Desktop Services – Using the GUIĪ step by step guide to build a Windows 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services deployment. In the "Builtin" folder, double-click on the "Terminal Services License Servers" group. On your Active Directory server, you can check this configuration through the "Active Directory Users and Computers" console. If all goes well, your license server will be added to the "Terminal Services License Servers" group. Note that you must be a member of the Enterprise Admins to perform this operation. Once the CALs are added, right-click on your license server and click : Review Configuration. Note : this wizard can also be reopened from the license manager by right-clicking "Install licenses" on it.Ĭhoose the licenses's type you have purchased :Īdd the different license codes you have. The server communicates with the Microsoft server to activate it.Īfter the license server is enabled, check the "Start the Licenses Wizard now" box and click Next. Specfiy additional information if you wish. To activate your license server, you will need at least to provide : In other words, the license manager will connect directly to the Microsoft Clearinghouse server. To activate and use your license server, right click "Enable server" on it.īy default, the method used will be : automatic connection. This grace period is displayed in the "RD Licensing Diagnoser" program. The unlimited number of user licenses in the license manager is simply because you have by default a 120-day grace period that starts from the time a user logs in for the first time to one of your desktops or will use one of your RemoteApp programs. On Windows Server 2016, you will find the shortcuts in the start menu.īy default, you will notice that it's not enabled and you have an unlimited number of user access licenses (or CALs). In the Windows Server 2012 modern interface, you will find 2 new programs :
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Now, the license manager is part of your Remote Desktop deployment. Select the license mode that matches the type of CALs you purchased :
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Note : if you have already closed this wizard, you can also access it from the deployment overview, via the "Tasks -> Change deployment properties" button.
Windows server 2012 r2 remote desktop services grace period install#
Select the server where you want to install the license manager and click on the arrow in the center.Īfter the license server installation is complete, click the "Check Remote Desktop Services licensing properties for deployment" link to configure the license server. To install and add at least 1 license server, click on the green + named "License Manager" in the deployment overview. However, you will need it to assign your CALs to your users or devices (client computers) so that your users are allowed to connect to your session hosts or virtual desktops (in the case of VDI). By default, when deploying Remote Desktop Services, the wizard doesn't install a license server.