Microsoft office licensing now a bit easier for citrix users. Important registry locations to remember when installing citrix xenapp servers. Troubleshoot issues with shared computer activation for. Apr 17, 2018 the license is stored in the clients registry. The microsoft small business community blog posted a great article on how microsoft office is licensed in a terminal services environment due. New roaming use rights for microsoft office, visio and project applies to remote desktop services situations. Licensing microsoft applications in environments like citrix is one of the biggest gotchas that microsoft customers and software asset managers face we often see that organizations misinterpret the licensing rules resulting in overspend or noncompliance, two positions you do not want to be in. Overview of shared computer activation for microsoft 365. The value of the policyacon registry entry changes from either 2 for per device mode or 4 for per user mode to an invalid value of 0. This issue can be resolved typically by removing a registry key and reconnecting to the rdp or citrix server. Microsoft office licensing now a bit easier for citrix. Exclude the software protection service from citrix hooking by following the below steps to resolve the issue open regedit on the vda.
How to configure rds 2012 licensing in a citrix xendesktop 7. Verify that activation for microsoft 365 apps succeeded. Software maintenance customer success services provides you with technical support from citrix for the likes of xenapp, xendesktop and provisioning services etc. The most common shared computer activation scenario is to deploy office 365 proplus to shared computers by using remote desktop services rds. In order to purchase under any of citrix s licensing programs, you must be registered on the my citrix website. Missing mslicensing registry key presentation server 4. Licensing can be complicated, not only do we need to consider xenapp andor xendesktop licenses. Ive seen this issue with permissions with the hklm\ software \microsoft\ms licensing on the 2000 tscitrix server or the tscal piece of the registry of a thin client becoming corrupt and needing a reset.
Choosing between concurrent and userdevice citrix licensing. See the getting started with citrix licensing guide ctx 109108. View your relationship summary and license summary details. By using rds, multiple users can connect to the same remote computer at the same time. Any device capable of accessing the citrixrds server must be appropriately licensed for the applications on that server. If using a nonnative windows client macintosh, linux, or a thin terminal without a local registry, the permission changes must be made to the following registry key. Understanding terminal servercitrix licensing models. Citrix metaframe environment is not possible without first enabling and licensing the server core to support terminal services.
May 28, 20 citrix receiver pass through authentication registry keys may 28, 20 after a lot of searching i was unable to find the registry keys to setup the receiver to use pass through authentication, but after messing with the adm file provided with the receiver i have extracted the below registry keys which will set it up for you. Support for windows terminal server wts and citrix metaframe. Make sure you assign each user a license for microsoft 365 apps and that users log on to the shared computer with their own user account to enable shared computer activation when you deploy microsoft 365 apps, you need the current version of the office deployment tool, which is available for free from the microsoft download center the office deployment tool, combined with a simple text. The volume licensing service center vlsc gives you easy access to. Because of this invalid value, the terminal server is not aware of the type of licenses it should obtain.
Ive created a windows 2012 license serverand ive activated the user cals. Because of this i implemented appsense application manager with connecting device rules and only those devices were allowed to use the ms office executables. Citrix license server installed udadmin gui is tested with version 11. For example, on 32bit windows platforms, the ts cal digital certificate is stored in the registry, at hklm\ software \microsoft\mslicensing \store\license00x. Well, lets take a dive into the minefield that is perdevice software licensing on xenapp or rdsh. Pretty sure you should be able to run one of the rds licensing admin tools on the old xenapp server and see where it is pointing to. On the shared computer, after you open any office program, go to the following folder. Second we need to activate the license server, this succeeded too. For more detailed information about licensing specific products, see the products administrators guide. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. How microsoft office is licensed in a terminal services.
I started with looking in the registry and found mslicensing under. After moving the terminal services licensing server, rdp clients do not exhibit any problems and continue to. The remote session was disconnected because there are no terminal service license servers available to provide a license. How to configure rds 2012 licensing in a citrix xendesktop. Support for citrix specific issues should be resolved with citrix technical. In this video we look at installing the licensing server to use with citrix xenapp. In other words, if citrix limits concurrent sessions to 25, but there are 50 desktop devices in the organization, the organization must have 50 application. Remote desktop connection issue ms licensing spiceworks. Licensing microsoft applications in a citrix environment in blogs, microsoft audits these organizations need to carefully evaluate whether they are legally able to install applications on their network for remoteuser access and also need to evaluate how many application licenses are required to ensure that all such access through citrix is. Microsoft office activation fails when citrix vda 7.
Next we need to assign the license server to the rdsh server and make sure the right licensing mode is used we use peruser licensing. Citrix describes it as follows kms volume licensing utilizes a centralized activation server that runs in the datacenter, and servers as a local activation point opposed to having each system activate with microsoft over the internet. I just tried to update our citrix image with the 2016 version of office365, we deploy it to the citrix image as a clicktorun install with the configuration xml file configured for shared computer activation as described in this article. On the rd connection broker server, use server manager to specify the remote desktop licensing mode and the license server.
Licensing programs citrix offers licensing programs designed to meet the needs of any commercial enterprise, educational institution or government agency worldwide. Citrix licensing is a software program developed by citrix systems. Citrix licensing license server subscribe to rss notifications of new downloads. Windows server 2008 r2 doesnt have this problem because is a remote desktop session host configuration console is included during the install of the rds services. Citrix xenapp important registry locations triniti solutions.
The item you are trying to access is restricted and requires additional permissions. Hello everybody,i currently got a problem with the microsoft licensing at server 2012 r2. Appsense citrix citrix licensing citrix licensing quick guide licensing citrix microsoft licensing res software xenapp xendesktop about rich gibbons rich has been in the world of it and software licensing since 2003, having been a software sales manager for a var, a microsoft licensing endorsed trainer, and now an. The possible color depths for icons are 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 bitsperpixel. This document provides a brief overview of the windows terminal server wts and citrix xenapp formerly metaframe technology, discusses arcgis desktop and arcinfo workstation, support for this technology, and documents the current software limitations. Licenses must be purchased with citrix success services, previously subscription advantage or software maintenance from a minimum of one year from delivery. Citrix xenapp and xendesktop have two commonly used license types. Citrix the terminal server cannot issue a client license.
Folder redirection via gpo is in place, whereas citrix user profile management is not used. Exclude the software protection service from citrix hooking by following the below steps to resolve the issue. If you need to reinstall citrix gateway appliance software and do not have a backup of the configuration, you will need the original license files. Support for citrixspecific issues should be resolved with citrix technical. Citrix recommends that you retain a local copy of all license files you receive. First we need to add a rd licensing server role because this is the first windows server 2012 rdsh in the environment. Access all your licensing information in one location.
Microsoft support for office 2016 installed on citrix xenapp. A citrix virtual desktops license must also be present. Document has been updated with information regarding arcgis licensing support on citrix or windows terminal. Resolving no terminal server license servers available. Ms office licensing in rds citrix is done on a per user basis if you have 100 users accessing citrix you need 100 licences even if some of those users dont use ms office. The os of the citrix servers is windows server 2016, sorry for forgetting to add that detail. Delete the old hardwareidtemp and storetemp and close the registry editor. The application masking feature is ideal for this because it actually physically hides the filesystem and registry entries from devices that arent allowed to run the application.
Managing devicebased licensing on xenapp and rdsh using fslogix apps by james rankin 10th january 2018. About licensing, currently we pay the msp monthly on the concept of a office spla, office 365 pro plus or office 365 e3 license for every user working with office on those servers. Ms office licensing in rdscitrix is done on a per user basis if you have 100 users accessing citrix you need 100 licences even if some of those users dont use ms office. Mar 10, 2014 important registry locations to remember when installing citrix xenapp servers. The citrix licenses are more expensive, but you need less of them. Overview of shared computer activation for microsoft 365 apps. In the event that the client device has no local storage, its ts cal certificate is stored on the terminal server. It may also be configured by group policy run gpresult on the xa6 machine and see if there is one there, or use the group policy results wizard or rsop. When streaming a windows machine the windows license can be managed by a key management system kms. Removing terminal server licenses from an rdp client. Afterwards ive created a gpo with the settings to point to this license server and. To get teams to work on your citrix environment if you experience this specific issue you need to exclude all citrix hooks from teams.
Happy new year all, its good to be back at work and have so many things lined up to blog about in 2018. Managing devicebased licensing on xenapp and rdsh using. Sep 07, 2016 i came upon this quite frequent issue with my xendesktop 7. Citrix licensing uses a so called concurrent licensing model. May 12, 2016 a citrix site can only support one licensing edition and licensing model if using fma versions prior to xenapp and xendesktop 7.
Citrix receiver pass through authentication registry keys. Dec 18, 2019 licensing current release licensing 11. Any application that is supported in the terminal server environment should work unchanged in the addon citrix environment. Once your contract is signed with citrix, you can place orders directly with shi for your convenience. To ensure kms is working correctly the windows machine. Shared computer activation in 2016 version of office 365. Once the policy has been applied to the servers, you can confirm that the licensing server has been set by either logging onto another server with the rd licensing diagnoser installed to connect over. This includes providing your organization integrated license management for our desktop, datacenter and networking products. Licensing microsoft applications in a citrix environment. Managing devicebased licensing on xenapp and rdsh using fslogix apps. Throughout this chapter i will focus on the different types of citrix licenses available, how they get applied from a xenapp xendesktop perspective and what other types of microsoft licenses we need to take into consideration.
Terminal services licensing mode changes from per user or. Microsoft support for office 2016 installed on citrix. Size your needed licenses by the maximum number of concurrent users on the farm you expect as from mps 3. Below, you will find reference materials to help you learn about our programs and additional details to help you decide which program is right for your organization. When you save a backup copy of the configuration file, all uploaded licenses files are included in the backup. Jul 28, 2007 its necessary to license the underlying microsoft operating system components in a metaframe xp environments. About licensing, currently we pay the msp monthly on the concept of a office spla, office 365 pro plus or office 365 e3 license for. Upon being installed, the software adds a windows service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Licensing basics citrix licensing provides simple language, flexible terms and transparent enforcement of citrix software to protect your legal and financial interests. Citrix licensing comparsion chart my citrix registration. We install on server 2008 r2 and view the ports in use with netsat and resource monitor once complete category. The microsoft small business community blog posted a great article on how microsoft office is licensed in a terminal services environment due to an email from a partner stating they found.
Microsofts application licensing is done on a perdevice basis so things such. As per carl stalhood citrix group policy logon delay workaround. A concurrent license is a license only used during an active session, meaning if a session is terminated or disconnects, the license gets checked back into the pool. Licensing microsoft applications in a citrix environment in microsoft audits these organizations need to carefully evaluate whether they are legally able to install applications on their network for remoteuser access and also need to evaluate how many application licenses are required to ensure that all such access through citrix is proper.
Therefore, the terminal server starts trying to obtain temporary, per device licenses. Oct 07, 2014 remote desktop services will stop working in xx days. Troubleshooting 1003 and 1004 terminal server licensing errors. Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.
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