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RDS 2012 - RD Licensing Role

Technical Article

How to add and configure the RD Licensing role in Remote Desktop Services 2012, and where licence servers are registered for the deployment.

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Rds 2012
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Connection BrokerHigh AvailabilityMicrosoftMicrosoft WindowsRemote Desktop ServicesServerTechnet MicrosoftWindows PowershellWindows Server 2012

Adding RD Licensing Role to RDS Deployment.

Adding RD Licensing Role to RDS Deployment.

Right Click on RD Licensing and add server

Adding RD Licensing Role to RDS Deployment. (screenshot 2)

Select the servers you wish to be licensing servers

Adding RD Licensing Role to RDS Deployment. (screenshot 3)

Once you are happy Click Add.

Adding RD Licensing Role to RDS Deployment. (screenshot 4)

Adding RD Licensing Role to RDS Deployment. (screenshot 5)

Configure Licensing per Device or per Cal : Please see the following link for more information http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc753650.aspx

The PowerShell Way

set-rdlicenseconfiguration -LicenseServer RDS1.test.Local -Mode PerUser -ConnectionBroker RDS1.test.Local

This will configure the licensing server to use PerUser mode.

The PowerShell Way

Once the role service is installed, you will see the RD Licensing Icon appear.

The PowerShell Way (screenshot 2)

The PowerShell Way (screenshot 3)

Select Add to Group.

Active the Licensing Server

Active the Licensing Server

Right Click on the server and select Activate Server

Active the Licensing Server (screenshot 2)

Active the Licensing Server (screenshot 3) Active the Licensing Server (screenshot 4)

Active the Licensing Server (screenshot 5)

Enter the the company details as required.

Active the Licensing Server (screenshot 6)

Once you have activated the Licence server, you can than add the licences.

Active the Licensing Server (screenshot 7)

Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing Step-by-Step Guide

Configuring RDS Licensing Server High Availability

Managing RDS licensing using PowerShell on Windows Server 2012