You'll need to just make sure you own the rights to the 2016 license. You can not use 2012 CALs with 2016 though.
If you want to discuss this article with other users, please leave a message under ' Comments'.If you have software agreement with MS,as long as you have the rights to 2016 CALS. You can reach us via the ‘ Contact Us’ button at the bottom of this page. Should you have any questions left regarding this article, do not hesitate to contact our support department. The installation is finished! You can now start using your additional Remote Desktop sessions. Please note that if you increase the existing amount of licenses, you also note the number of ordered licenses, not the total amount of licenses active on your server.
If you ordered a license for two Remote Desktop Session users you can have a total of four active Remote Desktop sessions. The two sessions you get by default with a Windows Server do not count. You can review the number of available licenses in your control panel.
Under ' Quantity' provide the number of licenses (users) you ordered. the Windows Service version) and select ' RDS Per User CAL' as licentie type. The number can be found in the control panel and is a seven or eight digit number, e.g. We are a Microsoft SPLA partner, as such you should select the option ' Services Provider License Agreement' and click ' Next'. In this step you'll select a licensing program. Click ' Next' to start the installation of the license. Your VPS is now activated and you can add a Remote Desktop license. This step is optional, click on ' Next' when you're ready. You can provide optional personal information which Microsoft support will use to contact you when you request support. The following step is an addition to step 6.
Provide the name of the person in your organization who is your contact person for Microsoft. You'll be asked for your name, company name and country. Leave the ' Connection method' on ' automatic connection' and click on ' Next'. In the next step you can choose the connection method for the license server activation and contact with Microsoft Cleaninghouse. Right click on the desired VPS and select ' Activate Server'.
Installing a Remote Desktop Services licenseĬonnect to your Windows Server using Remote Desktop and open your Server Manager (this happens automatically when you start a new Remote Desktop session.Ĭlick on ' Tools' > ' Remote Desktop Services' > ' Remote Desktop Licensing Manager'.Īn overview of the VPS'es added to your Active Directory appears. You can consult this article if you'd like information on where you can review your license in your control panel.
In this guide we'll show you how to add a license when these prerequisites have already been installed. Click here for a guide on installing Remote Desktop Services and Remote Desktop Licensing on your VPS. In order to add an RDS license to your VPS, Remote Desktop Services and Remote Desktop Licensing must be installed on your VPS. You can order an RDS license from this page. If you'd like to use more than two Remote Desktop sessions on your VPS with Windows Server you can manually add a license to be able to do so. By default your Windows Server comes with two Remote Desktop licenses (also known as RDS or RDP).