Mike, We are replacing an remote desktop services 2003 server with a new 2012 R2 remote desktop. I have been looking online for a way to add the 2012 R2 CALs to our 2008 License Manager server, but I’m having no luck. The Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration Tool was removed in Windows Server 2012 R2, and isn’t present in Server 2016 either. So you will have to specify licensing mode and licensing server through other means. Hi, I want to setup Terminal services (RDS) on windows 2016 server. I am estimating 50 concurrent RDP connection to this server but i was told by Vendor that RDS is inbuilt in 2016 and i do not need to buy separate licenses.
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Once you have an Remote Desktop Services [RDS] environment setup and want to continue using it past the 120 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.
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Installing the Remote Desktop Licensing Role:
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First the licensing role needs to be installed. On your license server go to Manage -> Add Roles and Features
Click Next
Select Role-base or feature-based installation and click Next
Select the license server from the server pool. Click Next
Scroll down and select Remote Desktop Services then click Next
Click Next without selecting a Feature
Click Next
Select the Remote Desktop Licensing role
Click Add Features on the pop up
Click Next
Select the Restart the destination server automatically if required then click Install
Once finished click Close.
Activate Licensing Server:
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.
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Remote Desktop Services-> Remote Desktop Licensing Manager
Right click your server name then click Activate Server
Click Next
If your computer is connected to the internet leave it on Automatic connection and click Next
Enter your information and click Next
[Optional] Enter additional information and click Next
Check the box to Start Install Licenses Wizard now then click Next
Install Licenses:
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
Click Next
Pick the type of license you want to install. I am installing a retail RDS Server 2012 license. Click Next
Enter your license click then click Add. It should populate the License Codes Entered section if the license key was correct. Click Next
Click Finish to complete the license install.
The license key you just added will show
Add license server to Activate Directory:
Configure Remote Desktop Licensing
We can fix the yellow splat next 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.
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.
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.
Add License Server to your RDS Environment:
From one of your RDS servers open Server Manager. If the license server is on a different server you must first add it to the server pool by going to Manage -> Add Servers
Enter the name of your license server -> Click Find Now -> Select the server -> Click the right Arrow -> Click Ok
Now the license server is added to the server pool, Click Remote Desktop Services ->RD Licensing
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Select the server you added above -> click the Arrow button -> then click Next
Click Add
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Once finished click Close
RD Licensing now has an icon!
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An easy way to validate your RDS license is to open the RD Licensing Diagnoser. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Remote Desktop Services -> RD Licensing Diagnoser.
You can now see the number of licenses installed and available.
You should now have a licensed RDS environment!
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Continue reading – Part 3: Setup RD Gateway Role on Windows Server 2012 R2