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A 25-digit product key is used for installation.There are a number of license programs available from Microsoft. RD CALs purchased from Dell likely fall under one of two programs: Repeat these steps to install additional RD CALs.The status should indicate success. Click Finish.Enter the product version, license type, and quantity and click Next.Enter the licensing information requested and click Next.Refer to Section 3 for information on the license programs. Choose the applicable license program and click Next.Right-click the server name and select Install Licenses.In Windows 2012, launch Server Manager and click Tools > Terminal Services > Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. Launch the RDS license manager if not already running.If the license server is not already activated, refer to Section 1. This section assumes the RDS license server has been activated. See Section 2 for information on installing RD CALs.To install RD client access licenses (CALs), check the Start Install Licenses Wizard now box.The status should indicate that the server was successfully activated.Fill in the optional information and click Next.Fill in the requested company information and click Next.Ensure the connection method is set to Automatic and click Next.Right-click the server name and select Activate Server.In Windows Server 2012, launch Server Manager and click Tools > Terminal Services > Remote Desktop Licensing Manager. To activate the license server follow the instructions below. Activating a Remote Desktop Services license serverĪfter installing and configuring the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) role in Windows server, a license server needs to activated. Without an activated license server, clients will fail to connect to the Session Host server when the licensing grace period expires. For Windows Server 2016 or 2019, please see Microsoft's Welcome to Remote Desktop Services. This information is not applicable to more recent versions of Windows Server operating systems such as Windows Server 2016 or 2019. Note: The provided steps only work with Windows Server 2012.