Instead, from any computer that has access to
the Internet, you key in the registration information manually through a Web site and
obtain the activation code from Microsoft. The Internet option offers automatic activation
directly by the TS Licensing server to Microsoft??™s servers over the Internet.
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Hands-On Exercise: Installing TS Licensing Role Service
In this example, we add the TS Licensing role service to the existing terminal server we
installed earlier. The minimal overhead of the TS Licensing service makes this a viable
option in all but the largest of Terminal Services environments.
1. Open Server Manager.
2. Expand Manage Roles and select Terminal Services.
3. Click the Add Role Services link.
4. Select TS Licensing in the Select Role Services screen, as shown in Figure 9-7.
Then click Next.
5. Select This Domain in the Configure Scope for TS Licensing screen, as shown in
Figure 9-8. Then click Next.
Figure 9-7. Selecting the TS Licensing role service
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6. Click Install on the Confirm Installation options.
7. Click Close when the installation completes.
Hands-On Exercise: Activating the TS License Server
A production TS License server isn??™t really any good until it has been activated. You have
several options for activation: You can go directly through the Internet, fill out a form on
the Web, or use the good old telephone method.
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