Installing Remote Desktop Services Role and Install the CALS of

RDS for Workgroup and Domain Joined

EnvironmentsFirst 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 and Remote Desktop Session Host roles

Select the Restart the destination server automatically if required then click Install

Making a Group Policy if you have a server in Workgroup. Follow the following steps FIRST STEP

You need to do is Right-Click on the Remote Desktop Connection icon and

select “Run as “Administrator “on client system.

SECOND STEP1) In Search box type run, Type gpedit.msc

2) Local Group policy window will open, select computer configuration, go to Administrative templates, Select window components.

3) Expand window component folder select Remote Desktop Services and expand it.

4) Now Expand RD Desktop Session host.

5) Select licensing column. You will see three group policy settings.

6) Configure first and third rule in that list.

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

Enter your 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 and 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

The license key you just added will show

Add license server to Activate Directory (If you have a Domain Controller or Domain Joined):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.

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.

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

Select the server you added above click the Arrow button then click Next

RD Licensing now has an icon!

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 should now have a licensed RDS environment!