Hemal Ekanayake: August 2017

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Install KMS 2012 Step By Step

Here I'm Going to demonstrate the installation and the use of KMS role which is in the Windows Server.

First of all you need to setup the Windows 2012 Server and then can go in to

Manage > Add Roles and Features > Role-based or feature-based installation > "Select the Server" where you want to install the role > Add Roles and Features Wizard > Select "Volume Activation Services" > Then install the additional features

Then you will get the Volume Activation Services wizard. There you can find a description about the VAS.

Note: The Volume Activation Services (VAS) role is not required to configure a KMS Server. To do the management, it is highly recommended to install this role.

Note. If all Windows OSs activated on this KMS server belong to one and the same Active Directory domain, you can use a special KMS extension — Active Directory Based Activation.

Select the computer name which you want to activate. (The computer need to be in the domain.)

$Volume Activation Tools Select Volume Activation Method Introduction Activation Type Key Msnsgement Configuration You can modify an existing volume activation configuration or create a new one. Select the method you want to manage and, for the Key Management Service, the ser.'er on which the service is installed. If you need to use credentials other than your current account, enter the usemame and password before proceeding. O Active Directory Based Activation @ Key Management Service (KMS) Alternate credentials (optional) domain\username user name: password$

Now you can copy paste the KMS key which you can get from the Microsoft Volume Licensing portal

Volume Activation Tools
Manage (MS Host
Introduction
Activstion Type
Product Key Management
Configuration
KMS —11
Create a new KMS host by installing yn•ur KMS host key. If have already installed a KMS host
key, you can activate installed products, or select Skip to Configuration to review and modi%' KMS
configurations.
@ Install pur KMS host key
CD Skip to Activation
C) Skip to Configuration

Once that done you will get the below window. Here you can select the Review configuration and click next to proceed.

Volume Activation Tools
Product Key Installation Succeeded
KMS — 1
'w ale
Introduction
Activstion Type
Product Key Management
The product key has been installed. The product may need to be activated. Select Activate Product
and click Next to complete activation. Otherwise select Review Configuration and click Next.
CD Activate Product
Review Configuration

If you have not added the firewall exceptions, you will get the below window. You can add the firewall exceptions as mentioned below. And then run the setup again.

But for the initial run, disable the Windows firewall and run the activation. This way you will have a way to understand that KMS is not giving any errors. Later give the exceptions in the firewall and enable the destination PC firewall.

If the firewall enabled, you will get the below error.

Go in to Windows firewall and click on New Inbound rule Wizard.

New Inbound Rule Wizard
Rule Type
Select the type of firewall rule to create
Rule Type
Protocol and Ports
Action
Profile
Name
What type of rule would you like to create?
o
Rule that controls connections for a program
Rule that controls connections for a TCP or UDP port
o
AIJoyn Router
Rule that controls connections for a Windows experience
Custom rule

Then add a TCP port 1688.

Protocnl and Ports
Specfy the protocols and ports to which this rule applies
Rule Type
Protocol and Ports
Action
Profile
Name
Does this rule apply to TCP or UDP?
@ TCP
O UDP
Does this rule apply to all local ports or specific local ports?
o
Al locA ports
@ locA ports:
Example 80. 443. 5000-5010

Click allow connection.

Here you can select the Domain as the selected network. But I prefer to go with the Domain and the Private networks.

New Inbound Rule Wizard
Profile
Specfy the profiles for which this rule applies
Rule Type
Protocol and Ports
Action
Name
When does this rule apply?
Applies when a computer is connected to ts corporate domain
Priv*e
Applies when a computer is connected to a private network location such as a home
or work place
Public
Applies when a computer is connected to a public network location

Give a name for the newly created rule and apply the changes.

New Inbound Rule Wizard
Name
Specify the name and description of this rule
Rule Type
Protocol and Ports
Action
Profile
The KMS TCP listening portl
Name
Descnpt'on (optional)

Now you will be able to use your KMS server to activate Domain joined computers.