How to setup TS licensing server

How to setup a specific Windows 2003 server as a license server in a domain network

To setup a specific license server as a Windows 2003 Terminal Services servers in a domain or site, modify the LicenseServers registry key following these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters

3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.

4. Name the new key "LicenseServers".

5. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters\LicenseServers

6. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.

7. Name the new key "ServerName" where ServerName is the NetBIOS name of the license server that you want to use, and then press ENTER.

8. Restart your computer.

Note 1: The new key name can be any of the following designations that represent the license server:

The NetBIOS Name of the server
The fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server
The IP Address of the server

NOTE 2: The license servers and the terminal servers must be in the same domain or the servers must be in domains that trust each other.

NOTE 3: The location and method involving the registry have changed from Microsoft Windows 2000.

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