RD Licensing manages the Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) that are required for each device or user to connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server. You use RD Licensing to install, issue, and track the availability of RDS CALs on a Remote Desktop license server.
This checklist provides the tasks that an administrator needs to complete to install and configure RD Licensing.
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Review prerequisites for installing RD Licensing. |
Checklist: Remote Desktop Licensing Installation Prerequisites |
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Install the RD Licensing role service. |
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Activate the Remote Desktop license server. |
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Install Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) on the Remote Desktop license server. |
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Configure the RD Session Host server to support RD Licensing. |