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Use the specified Terminal Server license servers

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

  1. Open Group Policy.

  2. In Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Terminal Services, double-click the Use the specified Terminal Server license servers setting.

  3. Click Enabled.

  4. Enter the names of the Terminal Server license servers you want this Terminal Server to contact first when attempting to obtain client access licenses (CALs). Then click OK.

Important

  • You should thoroughly test any changes you make to Group Policy settings before applying them to users or computers. For more information on testing policy settings, see Resultant Set of Policy.

Notes

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

  • You can also set preferred license servers by using Terminal Services Configuration (TSCC), the registry, or a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) script. For more information about setting preferred license servers by using TSCC or the registry, see Related Topics. For three WMI scripts that you can use to set preferred license servers, delete preferred license servers, or query preferred license servers, see "Preferred License Server WMI Scripts" in Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Licensing (https://www.microsoft.com/).

  • This Group Policy setting is only available on Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, or with the Service Pack 1 versions of System.adm Group Policy template files installed in your Terminal Server environment.

  • Use this procedure to configure the local Group Policy object. To change a policy for a domain or an organizational unit, you must log on to the primary domain controller as an administrator. Then, you must open Group Policy through the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.

  • For more information about Terminal Server, see Guidelines for Deploying Terminal Server (https://www.microsoft.com/).

Information about functional differences

  • Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Change Terminal Server license server properties Terminal Server license server roles Set preferred Terminal Server license servers