Three ways to activate Windows 2003

Overview

You must activate the license server before it can issue a license to the Terminal Services client. When the license server is activated, Microso ft provides a digital certificate that verifies the ownership and identity of the server for this server. By using this certificate, a license server can conduct business with Microsoft and receive client licenses for your Terminal server. When a Terminal Services client attempts to log on to a Terminal server for the first time, the Terminal Server contacts the license server and requests a license for that client.

To activate a license server by using Terminal Server Licensing, you can use either of the following methods:

Automatic activation

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Note: The steps described in this article assume that Terminal Server Licensing is installed on the server. To perform these procedures, you must also be a member of the local "Administrators" group.

Automatically activate a license server

Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Terminal Server Licensing.

In the console tree, expand All servers.

Right-click the license server that you want to activate, and then click Activate Server. The Terminal Server License Server Activation Wizard starts.

Click Next.

On the Connection Methods page, click Automatic Connection (recommended) In the Activation method box, and then click Next.

On the Company Information page, type your name, company, and country or region information, and then click Next.

Specify any additional information you want, such as e-mail and company addresses, and then click Next.

Note: The information on this page is optional. This activates your license server.

On the Completing the Terminal Server Activation Wizard page, perform one of the following XX:

To install a client license key pack for your license server, click Next. Follow the instructions in the Terminal Server Client Licensing Wizard to install the client license.