How to activate Remote Desktop License for Windows server 2008 R2 Enterprize
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I don't know the exact benefits of Windows Server. To activate the Remote desktop license follow the bellow procedure
1. Open the server manager and go to--> Roles.
2. If the "Remote Desktop Services" feature was installed then click on Remote Desktop Services in left navigation panel.
3. On right hand side page, scroll down to "Role Service" ---> click Add Role Services.
4. Select "Remote Desktop Session Host" & "Remote Desktop Licensing" Role Services-->Next-->next-->Install.
5. Remote Desktop Services--> Scroll down to Advanced Tools--> Remote Desktop Licensing Manager.
6. All servers(Left Navigation panel)--> check for the status of activation (it is in not activated). Now we have to activate this.
7. On the top go to Action--> Activate Server.
8. A window will be opened and give you the choice of Automatic activation (or) Web Browser based Activation (or) Telephonic.
9. choose any one option and copy the product ID in the same window.
10. If you choose Web browser, click on the URL which is shown in the window. In the browser it will direct to the micro soft website.
11. Here, paste the copied Product ID (which is copied earlier ) and choose "Activate a License Server" option , enter the company details(as you wish), country and click
next--> next--> Yes--> copy or note the Serial Key which is Displayed (is nothing but your RD server activation key).
12. Now Paste this key in the "Activation Server Window " (which was opened in 7th step). and click activate.
13. Now you will get a message like "RD server is successfully activated ". and it will also ask you to install the client licenses, but click no to client license installation and close all the windows you opened.
14. Now you activated the RD server (remote desktop server) license and you can check the same by following the 5th and 6th steps.
15. Now add the activated RD server to the "Licensed Remote Desktop servers List" for this
go to server manager--> Roles(in left navigation panel)--> Remote Desktop Services--> click on RD session Host Configuration.
16. On the right side panel, scroll down to "edit settings" filed and go to Licensing sub-field.
17. Double click on "Remote Desktop License Servers" a window will be open.
18. Select "per user"--> click add--> select the server which is shown under "Known Licensing Server Field"--> click add--> OK-->OK.
19. Now you have activated Licensed RD server on your PC. You can connect your Remote clients by getting the "client license"(for this you need the Proper windows License) or you can use the "Ncomputing Vspace software" which provide the connection to the remote clients by accessing the RD Server that you have activated.
20. If you want to use NComputing, you have to install the Ncomputing Server software
on the server PC and Ncopmuting client software in the clients PC.
1. Open the server manager and go to--> Roles.
2. If the "Remote Desktop Services" feature was installed then click on Remote Desktop Services in left navigation panel.
3. On right hand side page, scroll down to "Role Service" ---> click Add Role Services.
4. Select "Remote Desktop Session Host" & "Remote Desktop Licensing" Role Services-->Next-->next-->Install.
5. Remote Desktop Services--> Scroll down to Advanced Tools--> Remote Desktop Licensing Manager.
6. All servers(Left Navigation panel)--> check for the status of activation (it is in not activated). Now we have to activate this.
7. On the top go to Action--> Activate Server.
8. A window will be opened and give you the choice of Automatic activation (or) Web Browser based Activation (or) Telephonic.
9. choose any one option and copy the product ID in the same window.
10. If you choose Web browser, click on the URL which is shown in the window. In the browser it will direct to the micro soft website.
11. Here, paste the copied Product ID (which is copied earlier ) and choose "Activate a License Server" option , enter the company details(as you wish), country and click
next--> next--> Yes--> copy or note the Serial Key which is Displayed (is nothing but your RD server activation key).
12. Now Paste this key in the "Activation Server Window " (which was opened in 7th step). and click activate.
13. Now you will get a message like "RD server is successfully activated ". and it will also ask you to install the client licenses, but click no to client license installation and close all the windows you opened.
14. Now you activated the RD server (remote desktop server) license and you can check the same by following the 5th and 6th steps.
15. Now add the activated RD server to the "Licensed Remote Desktop servers List" for this
go to server manager--> Roles(in left navigation panel)--> Remote Desktop Services--> click on RD session Host Configuration.
16. On the right side panel, scroll down to "edit settings" filed and go to Licensing sub-field.
17. Double click on "Remote Desktop License Servers" a window will be open.
18. Select "per user"--> click add--> select the server which is shown under "Known Licensing Server Field"--> click add--> OK-->OK.
19. Now you have activated Licensed RD server on your PC. You can connect your Remote clients by getting the "client license"(for this you need the Proper windows License) or you can use the "Ncomputing Vspace software" which provide the connection to the remote clients by accessing the RD Server that you have activated.
20. If you want to use NComputing, you have to install the Ncomputing Server software
on the server PC and Ncopmuting client software in the clients PC.
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