Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

[Guest John F Kappler]

Hi all! We have SBS 2003 R2 controlling a smaill domain and 10-15

users. We have some remote user who we would like to give access to an

SQL application that lives on the SBS box.

 

After various discussions on the SBS group we have pruchase an

additional box, plus WServer 2003 Std, plus 5 TS CALS.

 

I've setup WS2003 on the new box and have joined it to the SBS Domain

as a Server and for most of the setup I've followed the document

entitiled Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server to Host User

Desktops in a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Environment.

 

However, when I go to the stage entitled Configure Terminal Service

Licensing I remembered seeing something that said this was best done

on the SBServer. I sought advice and was told this was correct, so

that what I did.

 

I then activated the license server.

 

So far so good. I now want to add my 5 TS CALS and the install process

asks for the 25-char license number.

 

I've looked on eopen where our purchase of WS2003 Std and the 5 TS

Cals is shown and there seems to be only one license key that covers

this whole purchase (actually there are four, one for each of 32-bit,

32-bit R2, 64-bit and 64-bit R2).

 

Obviously I used this key when I installed the WS2003 software on the

TS box, but this key doesnt seem to work in Terminal Services

Licensing when it's activated on the SBServer.

 

Should I have another key? Have I installed this wrong? Or am I

missing something in the process?

 

(I'll confess now this is the first TS box I've done, having grown up

on SBS over the last couple of years!)

 

TIA,

 

JohnK

[Guest TP]

Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

 

Hi John,

 

Open up Terminal Server Licensing on your SBS server,

right-click on the server name and choose Install Licenses.

Click Next and then choose your License Program from

the drop down. For example, if you purchased your TS

CALs via Open Business you would choose Open License.

 

With Open License you will need your Authorization Number

and your license number. These numbers are visible on the

License Detail page of the eOpen site.

 

The 25 character license code is only for a Retail License Pak.

 

-TP

 

John F Kappler wrote:

> Hi all! We have SBS 2003 R2 controlling a smaill domain and 10-15

> users. We have some remote user who we would like to give access to an

> SQL application that lives on the SBS box.

>

> After various discussions on the SBS group we have pruchase an

> additional box, plus WServer 2003 Std, plus 5 TS CALS.

>

> I've setup WS2003 on the new box and have joined it to the SBS Domain

> as a Server and for most of the setup I've followed the document

> entitiled Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server to Host User

> Desktops in a Windows Small Business Server 2003 Environment.

>

> However, when I go to the stage entitled Configure Terminal Service

> Licensing I remembered seeing something that said this was best done

> on the SBServer. I sought advice and was told this was correct, so

> that what I did.

>

> I then activated the license server.

>

> So far so good. I now want to add my 5 TS CALS and the install process

> asks for the 25-char license number.

>

> I've looked on eopen where our purchase of WS2003 Std and the 5 TS

> Cals is shown and there seems to be only one license key that covers

> this whole purchase (actually there are four, one for each of 32-bit,

> 32-bit R2, 64-bit and 64-bit R2).

>

> Obviously I used this key when I installed the WS2003 software on the

> TS box, but this key doesnt seem to work in Terminal Services

> Licensing when it's activated on the SBServer.

>

> Should I have another key? Have I installed this wrong? Or am I

> missing something in the process?

>

> (I'll confess now this is the first TS box I've done, having grown up

> on SBS over the last couple of years!)

>

> TIA,

>

> JohnK

[Guest John F Kappler]

Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

 

Thanks TP - but I still have a problem!

 

After I choose Install Licenses, I no longer have the drop-down. It's

automatically defaulting to Retail Licenses (which I used on my first

attempt before I posted here!).

 

And despite it saying you can click on cancel and change the settings

using Properties, that parameter doesn't get listed under Properties

(or it it does I cant find it).

 

I've tried de-activating and r-eactivating, but I still get Retail

pre-completed and not editable.

 

Thanks,

 

JohnK

 

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:39:16 -0400, "TP"

<tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote:

>Hi John,

>

>Open up Terminal Server Licensing on your SBS server,

>right-click on the server name and choose Install Licenses.

>Click Next and then choose your License Program from

>the drop down. For example, if you purchased your TS

>CALs via Open Business you would choose Open License.

>

>With Open License you will need your Authorization Number

>and your license number. These numbers are visible on the

>License Detail page of the eOpen site.

>

>The 25 character license code is only for a Retail License Pak.

>

>-TP

>

[Guest TP]

Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

 

The first screen is not editable, you need to click Next

before the dropdown shows up. If you click Next

and it jumps to the enter License Code page click

the back button. Play with it a bit, if you don't enter

a license code it doesn't have any effect.

 

-TP

 

John F Kappler wrote:

> Thanks TP - but I still have a problem!

>

> After I choose Install Licenses, I no longer have the drop-down. It's

> automatically defaulting to Retail Licenses (which I used on my first

> attempt before I posted here!).

>

> And despite it saying you can click on cancel and change the settings

> using Properties, that parameter doesn't get listed under Properties

> (or it it does I cant find it).

>

> I've tried de-activating and r-eactivating, but I still get Retail

> pre-completed and not editable.

>

> Thanks,

>

> JohnK

[Guest John F Kappler]

Re: Terminal Server with SBS - Setup & licenses

 

Thanks again!

 

When I re-activated it the wizard led me thtough to a screen where I

could choose license type, so then followed your instructions and

licenses are installed.

 

Cheers!

 

JohnK

 

 

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:19:05 -0400, "TP"

<tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote:

>The first screen is not editable, you need to click Next

>before the dropdown shows up. If you click Next

>and it jumps to the enter License Code page click

>the back button. Play with it a bit, if you don't enter

>a license code it doesn't have any effect.

>

>-TP

>

>John F Kappler wrote:

>> Thanks TP - but I still have a problem!

>>

>> After I choose Install Licenses, I no longer have the drop-down. It's

>> automatically defaulting to Retail Licenses (which I used on my first

>> attempt before I posted here!).

>>

>> And despite it saying you can click on cancel and change the settings

>> using Properties, that parameter doesn't get listed under Properties

>> (or it it does I cant find it).

>>

>> I've tried de-activating and r-eactivating, but I still get Retail

>> pre-completed and not editable.

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> JohnK