Windows 2012 r2 remote desktop services how to#
Windows 2012 r2 remote desktop services license key#
Windows 2012 r2 remote desktop services install#

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 NextР”Р„n 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 ServersР”В®nter 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.Р”Р„dd License Server to your RDS Environment:Р”Р‡rom one of your RDS servers open Server Manager. Click OkР”В¬onfiguration 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. Click NextР”В¬lick Finish to complete the license install.Р”Р„dd license server to Activate Directory:

Windows 2012 r2 remote desktop services license key#

It should populate the License Codes Entered section if the license key was correct. Click NextР”В®nter 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 2012 r2 remote desktop services 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 Enter additionalР’В information and click NextР”В¬heck 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 This should have the functionality you are looking for. To do this we need to launch the Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. In server 2012, Remote Desktop Management Server (RDMS) replaces all four snap-ins used to manage remote desktop services and terminal services in previous versions of Windows server. 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:Р”Р‡irst the licensing role needs to be installed. Setup RD Gateway Role on Windows Server 2012 R2.Setup RD Licensing Role on Windows Server 2012 R2.Setup Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 R2.

Windows 2012 r2 remote desktop services 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. 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.